A worker in his 20s fell at a construction site in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province and became paralyzed. The accident occurred while working at a height of 20 meters, and the victim claimed that she had not received proper training as it was her first high-altitude work.
Reporter Pyeon Gwang-hyeon reports.
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A semiconductor factory construction site in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do.
On the 14th of last month, an employee of a second subcontractor working here, Mr. Lee, in his 20s, fell from the 8th floor.
Mr. Lee was tasked with climbing a crane to a height of over 20 meters and removing the green safety net.
A safety rope was hung on the iron pillar, but the crane Mr. Lee was riding moved further than the length of the rope and he fell out of the crane.
Mr. Lee suffered serious injuries that left him paralyzed when he crashed into a steel structure while hanging on a rope.
Mr. Lee, who was in his third week at the company, claimed that it was his first high-altitude job and that he had not received proper training.
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[이모 씨/추락사고 피해자 : 저는 그게 뭔지 몰랐고, 제가 소속됐던 팀의 누구도 그 완강기에 대해서 설명해준 적이 없어가지고….]
Mr. Lee says that although there was an emergency button inside the crane that allowed workers to stop the operation in case of emergency, no one explained that either.
[이모 씨/추락사고 피해자 : 급하면 이거를 해야 된다 이런 게 있다, 정보를 알려주는 사람도 없었고요. (교육은) 사진만 찍기 위해서 잠깐 멈추고 그러는 형식적인….]
The subcontractor and the main construction company that Mr. Lee worked for explained that they had conducted all legal safety training.
He added that the accident appears to have occurred because the safety rope was short, and that they are investigating whether training on work methods was appropriate.
[건설업체 관계자 : 완전 위험 작업이 필요한 이런 부분에 대해서는 교육이나 이런 게 되는데, 이런 작업은 그렇게 큰 위험이 들어가지 않는 작업이기 때문에….]
Mr. Lee’s side announced that it would sue the relevant companies to the police on charges of violating the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
(Video coverage: Choi Dae-woong and Yun Hyung, Video editing: Yoo Mira)
2023-09-11 11:39:00
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