According to the Ministry of Employment and Labor (equivalent to Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare), Mr. A (51), a subcontractor worker, was killed at a lumber factory in Jung-gu, Incheon, on the 20th and 19th at around 1:30 p.m.
died after being caught in plywood manufacturing equipment that had been activated after injecting lubricating oil. The business where the accident occurred is subject to the Serious Disaster Act if it has 50 or more full-time employees.
Regarding this, after the accident occurred, the employment authorities ordered the site to stop work and investigated the cause of the accident. Due to the death of a worker, the Industrial Safety and Health Act
We have also begun an investigation into whether there are any violations of the Serious Disaster Act. The Serious Disaster Punishment Law prohibits the death of workers at workplaces with 50 or more full-time workers (in the construction industry, construction costs 5 billion won or more, approximately 554 million yen or more).
If a serious disaster occurs, business owners and managers who fail to fulfill their duty to prevent accidents will be sentenced to imprisonment for a period of one year or more or a fine of up to 1 billion won (approximately 111 million yen).
2023/10/20 19:40 KST
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