
On the morning of the 4th, an accident occurred at an automobile parts factory in Yongtan-dong, Chungju-si, North Chungcheong Province, where a worker in his 40s, an employee of an outsourcing company, died after being caught in equipment operated by a co-worker while cleaning the facility.
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At an automobile parts factory in Yongtan-dong, Chungju-si, North Chungcheong Province, an employee of an outsourcing company died after getting caught in a machine while cleaning equipment.
(Chungju = Yonhap News) Reporter Jeon Chang-hae = At 11:15 a.m. on the 4th, a worker in his 40s, Mr. A, died after getting caught in a machine at an automobile parts factory in Yongtan-dong, Chungju-si, North Chungcheong Province.
It is reported that Mr. A, an employee of an outsourcing company, suffered an accident while doing cleaning work inside the factory equipment.
The police are investigating the exact circumstances of the accident, believing that fellow worker B (in his 50s) operated the equipment without knowing that A was inside the facility.
In addition, we are requesting the National Institute of Forensic Science to perform an autopsy on Mr. A, while also considering filing charges of professional negligence manslaughter against Mr. B.
The Ministry of Employment and Labor also plans to issue a work stoppage order to the factory and investigate whether it has violated the Serious Accident Punishment Act.
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