
AI-generated summary
A diver belonging to a subcontractor died while retrieving bird observation equipment from the seabed at a depth of 20 meters to investigate the marine environment.
(Yeosu = Yonhap News) Reporter Son Sang-won = At around 11:30 a.m. on the 8th, the Coast Guard received a report that diver A (32s), who was working on the seabed near Myodo, Yeosu-si, Gwangju, Jeollanam-do, did not come up.
The Yeosu Coast Guard deployed a rescue team and pulled Mr. A out of the water in about 1 hour and 40 minutes and transported him to the hospital, but he died.
It is reported that Mr. A, a member of a subcontractor, along with one colleague, obtained the bird observation equipment installed on the seabed at a depth of about 20 meters to investigate the marine environment.
Labor authorities have issued a work stoppage order and are investigating workplaces such as Korea Western Power Company for violations of the Act on Punishment for Serious Accidents, etc. and the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
The Coast Guard is also investigating the exact circumstances of the accident among the crew members of the marine research vessel.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Announcement of joint investigation results by Labor Party Bureau and Coast Guard
Very likely · Within weeks

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