POSCO E&C: Another fatal accident on first day of work resumption... South Korea's Ministry of Employment and Labor expresses ”deep regret”

The Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) said, "Posco E&C has suffered another serious accident at a construction site just one week after inciting national outrage with its fourth serious accident this year."
The government expressed strong regret. It plans to conduct surprise inspections at all POSCO E&C business sites and launch a full-scale investigation into whether there were any violations of the Industrial Safety and Health Act and the Act on Punishment of Serious Accidents.
Minister of Employment and Labor Kim Young-hoon said on the 5th, "After the July 28 accident, we directly ordered measures to prevent a recurrence and even held a meeting, but we are deeply disappointed that another fatal accident has occurred."
The accident in question occurred on the morning of the 4th at the construction site for the extension of the Seoul-Gwangmyeong Expressway.
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A former member of Myanmar in his 30s collapsed while removing the material. As of 8 a.m., the worker was unconscious. On this day, POSCO E&C resumed construction work, which had been completely suspended after the previous accident.
On July 28, POSCO E&C announced that a worker in his 60s was killed after being trapped in a drilling machine at a highway construction site in Uiryeong, Gyeongnam.
Immediately afterwards, CEO Chung Hee-min issued an apology and announced that construction work would be temporarily suspended at approximately 100 construction sites nationwide.
The Ministry of Employment and Labor strongly criticized the accident, calling it "intentional murder." The Ministry of Employment and Labor said, "Safety measures were not properly taken in the process of resuming work after the suspension of construction."
"We will focus on whether the investigation was carried out properly," the company said, revealing its intention to launch a thorough investigation. Construction at the site resumed on the 4th with the approval of POSCO E&C headquarters.
Minister Kim said, "We will thoroughly review whether the safety management innovation plan presented by the POSCO Group was an effective plan rather than a simple declaration."
Currently, the Ministry of Employment and Labor is conducting surprise inspections at 62 of POSCO E&C's construction sites, and is complying with the Industrial Safety and Health Act and the Major Accident Prevention Act.
An investigation into violations of the Crime Punishment Act is also underway. If any violations of the law are confirmed, the government plans to hold those responsible to the highest level of accountability under the principle of "punishing one as a warning to others."