Worker in his 30s dies after being trapped in machinery at Pohang factory
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- A worker in his 30s died after becoming trapped in a steel-pipe manufacturing frame at a factory in Pohang on September 3.
- Emergency responders took the worker to a hospital, where he later died.
- Police and the Ministry of Employment and Labor are investigating the circumstances of the accident.
A worker in his 30s died after becoming trapped in machinery while carrying out maintenance at a factory in Cheongha-myeon, Pohang, in South Korea’s North Gyeongsang Province.
The worker, identified only by the initial ㄱ under South Korean reporting conventions, was found at about 2:18 p.m. on September 3 with part of his body caught in a frame used to manufacture steel pipes. Responders took him to a hospital, but he later died.
He was reportedly performing maintenance on factory machinery when the accident occurred. Police and the Ministry of Employment and Labor are investigating the precise circumstances.
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Originally published by Hankyoreh in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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