Death of a Worker in His 60s at SeAH Besteel Gunsan Plant... Fifth Fatality Since the Serious Accident Punishment Act

Ministry of Employment and Labor "Plans to Take Strict Measures"

Another serious accident occurred at the SeAH Besteel Gunsan plant, which had undergone a special labor inspection by the Ministry of Employment and Labor following a series of worker fatalities.

According to the Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province Fire Headquarters, Jeonbuk Police Agency, and the Ministry of Employment and Labor on the 16th, at around 11:43 a.m., subcontractor employee Mr. A (63), working at the SeAH Besteel Gunsan plant, was crushed under a 0.5-ton silencer pipe and died.

It is reported that Mr. A was cutting the lower part of the silencer pipe with a grinder when the accident occurred.

Mr. A was transported to the hospital by the 119 emergency medical team that responded to the report but passed away.

SeAH Besteel Gunsan Plant Photo by SeAH Besteel

The Ministry of Employment and Labor stated that considering that four serious accidents resulting in five worker deaths have occurred at the SeAH Besteel workplace since the Serious Accidents Punishment Act came into effect in January 2022, they plan to take strict measures.

They will issue a work suspension order, investigate the cause of the accident and any violations of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act and the Industrial Safety and Health Act, and through a safety inspection order, prepare and implement special safety management measures to eradicate fatal accidents.

Minister of Employment and Labor Lee Jeong-sik emphasized, "We will thoroughly supervise whether appropriate safety and health measures have been taken at SeAH Besteel, where fatal accidents have repeatedly occurred recently," and added, "If violations of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act and the Industrial Safety and Health Act are confirmed, strict action will be taken."