The CEO of Hanguk Jegang, who was indicted for violating the Serious Accidents Punishment Act and other charges and sentenced to imprisonment in the first trial, has appealed the verdict.
According to legal circles, CEO A of Hanguk Jegang submitted an appeal to the Changwon District Court in Gyeongnam on the 27th.
Mr. A was indicted on charges of failing to fulfill safety obligations related to the death of Mr. B, a man in his 60s belonging to a subcontractor, who was crushed by a 1.2-ton heat shield while operating a crane at Hanguk Jegang in Haman, Gyeongnam, on March 16 last year.
In the first trial sentencing held at the Masan Branch of Changwon District Court on the 26th, he was sentenced to one year in prison and was taken into custody in court.
The Hanguk Jegang corporation was fined 100 million won, and the subcontractor’s representative was sentenced to six months in prison with a two-year probation.
This is the first case since the enforcement of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act on January 27 last year where a CEO received a prison sentence.
On that day, the court stated, “Industrial accidents have frequently occurred at Hanguk Jegang, and even after the enforcement of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act, safety responsibilities were not fulfilled, leading to this incident,” and added, “This reveals structural problems threatening the safety of workers, making severe punishment inevitable.”
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