Minister Kim has ordered the immediate establishment of a central industrial accident response headquarters and a regional industrial accident response headquarters at the Ministry of Labor headquarters and the Daegu Labor Office, and the establishment of a dedicated investigation team (15 people).
) was formed to thoroughly investigate whether there had been any violations of the Industrial Safety and Health Act and the Act on Punishment of Serious Accidents, and gave instructions to issue orders to suspend work near the tracks and to carry out special labor inspections.
The Industrial Accident Prevention Supervision Policy Officer, who is the head of the Central Industrial Accident Response Headquarters, was asked to provide prompt and systematic support for accident response at the scene.
Minister Kim said, "Another backward-looking accident that should never have happened has occurred. If any violations of industrial safety obligations are found, we will hold those responsible strictly accountable."
Minister Kim plans to visit the accident site that day to personally inspect the situation and request that a thorough investigation into the cause and a rigorous investigation be carried out.
At around 10:50 a.m. on the same day, in Cheongdo County, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
Seven workers who were working near the Gyeongbu Line were hit by the Mugunghwa train (No. 1903). Two workers were killed, four were seriously injured, and one
At the time, KORAIL employees had work mobile phones with a train detection app installed that would display a warning alarm if a train approached within a certain distance.
It was not possible to prevent this. It has not been confirmed whether the app the employee had was running at the time.
2025/08/19 21:35 KST
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