Worker in his 40s dies after falling 8 meters at Gimje charcoal factory

At 2:28 p.m. on the 18th, a report was received at a rice husk charcoal manufacturing plant in Gongdeok-myeon, Gimje-si, Jeollabuk-do, stating that 'a person is lying bleeding on the head.'

Worker A (40s), who suffered a serious head injury in this accident, was taken to the hospital in cardiac arrest but died.

The police believe that Mr. A, who was climbing a ladder to the ceiling alone while working on charcoal at the time, fell 8 meters down when the sun light roof plate broke.

A police official said, "As a result of the CCTV analysis of the scene, there was no suspicion of crime. We plan to conduct a joint investigation with the Ministry of Employment and Labor and the Jeonbuk Police Agency's Serious Accident Investigation Team to investigate whether the Serious Accident Punishment Act applies."