OurHome factory faces police raid over repeated worker entrapment accidents

South Korean police have launched an investigation into OurHome's factory in Yongin, conducting a search and seizure operation following a series of worker entrapment accidents. The raid, involving 22 investigators, began at the company's on-site offices on Tuesday morning.

The investigation is focused on a severe incident on June 8, where a subcontracted worker in their 50s was critically injured after becoming trapped in a conveyor belt at OurHome's second factory in Yongin. Police aim to understand the causes of the recurring accidents by examining the operational status of conveyor belt equipment, safety devices, and accident prevention measures.

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I deeply apologize, regardless of the reason, for an incident that should never have occurred in the workplace.

This incident is part of a pattern of industrial accidents at OurHome. Last April, a worker in their 30s died in a similar entrapment accident. In response to these repeated safety failures, the Ministry of Employment and Labor had previously initiated inspections at eight of the company's manufacturing plants, including the Yongin 2 factory.

Following the latest accident, OurHome CEO Kim Tae-won issued an apology, stating, "I deeply apologize, regardless of the reason, for an incident that should never have occurred in the workplace." He pledged full cooperation with the investigation and promised to implement preventative measures through emergency safety checks across all company sites.

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We will cooperate with all procedures to identify the cause of the accident and will establish measures to prevent recurrence through emergency safety inspections at all business sites.