Hyundai Heavy Industries Ulsan Shipyard site where the fatal accident occurred. [사진=연합뉴스]
At around 7:48 am on the 2nd, an explosion occurred at Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Ulsan Shipyard in Dong-gu, Ulsan, and a worker in his 50s was seriously injured and transported to the hospital, but died.
Person A reportedly fell unconscious due to an explosion of unknown cause while cutting steel plates with gas at Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Ulsan Shipyard 2 Yard Panel 2 Factory.
The Ministry of Employment and Labor is investigating whether the ‘Act on Punishment of Serious Accidents, etc.’, which came into effect on January 27 of this year, and the Occupational Safety and Health Act, such as the cause of the accident after stopping the work, were violated. Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Ulsan Shipyard has more than 30,000 employees and is subject to the Severe Disaster Act (businesses with 50 or more employees).
In a press release on the same day, the union of Hyundai Heavy Industries said, “One more worker was injured in 68 days after the serious accident on January 24. .
Hyundai Heavy Industries said, “It is tragic and unfortunate that an accident like this occurred while we were putting all our efforts into preventing a major disaster after appointing a new Chief Safety Officer (CSO). We will make every effort to come up with preventive measures.”
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- Seok-Jun Jeong
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