Worker in His 60s Dies After Being Struck by Falling Debris at Eunpyeong-gu Apartment Construction Site

Accident at Redevelopment Apartment Construction Site
Worker Struck on the Head by Soil Falling from 15 Meters

An accident at an apartment construction site in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul resulted in the death of a worker in his 60s, prompting labor authorities to launch an investigation.

According to the Eunpyeong Police Station and the Ministry of Employment and Labor on June 27, at around 10:55 a.m. that day, a male worker in his 60s, referred to as Mr. A, who was employed by a civil engineering company, was struck by falling soil while performing backfilling work at the construction site of the "Hillstate Mediale" apartments by Hyundai Engineering & Construction, located within the Daejo 1 District redevelopment project in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul.

Mr. A was transported to the hospital in a state of cardiac arrest while receiving CPR, but he died at around 1:00 p.m. that day.

The police and the Ministry of Employment and Labor are investigating the exact circumstances of the accident. According to the police, at the time of the accident, work was underway to fill a 15-meter-deep space beneath the building with soil. It appears that Mr. A, who was acting as a signalman during the process of transporting soil with an excavator, was struck by falling soil.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor has launched an investigation to determine whether there were violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act or the Serious Accidents Punishment Act.