POSCO E&C Hit by Another Fatality as Subcontractor Worker Falls to Death

Labor Ministry Vows "Strict Investigation of Legal Violations" Five Workers Killed in Accidents Last Year

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By Yang Jong-gon
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Entrance to the Ministry of Employment and Labor at the Sejong Government Complex. Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Labor - Seoul Economic Daily Society News from South Korea
Entrance to the Ministry of Employment and Labor at the Sejong Government Complex. Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Labor

A subcontractor worker at POSCO E&C has died at a worksite once again.

According to the Ministry of Employment and Labor, at around 5:20 p.m. Tuesday, a 35-year-old subcontractor worker identified as A fell through a 15-meter-high opening at a railway construction site in Gwanak-gu, Seoul, that POSCO E&C had been overseeing. The worker had been carrying out work to expand the opening to install a cable tray.

The ministry halted work at the site and launched an investigation into the accident. It plans to conduct a strict investigation into whether POSCO E&C violated the Occupational Safety and Health Act and the Serious Accidents Punishment Act.

Five workers were killed at POSCO E&C sites last year.

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Original reporting by Yang Jong-gon for Seoul Economic Daily.

AI-translated from Korean. Quotes from foreign sources are based on Korean-language reports and may not reflect exact original wording.

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