Elevator workers again...Investigation of Violation of the 'Century Act'

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An elevator that was undergoing replacement work crashed at a hotel in Incheon, killing a worker in his 30s inside.

The man was an employee of an elevator manufacturer's partner company, and it was found that last year, a worker repairing the manufacturer's elevator crashed and died.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor has launched an investigation into whether there are any violations of the Serious Accident Punishment Act in connection with the accident.

Reporter Bae Min-hyuk reports.

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The patrol car of the Ministry of Employment and Labor, which is dispatched to the industrial accident site, enters the hotel.

This is to investigate the site where a worker in his 30s who was working on replacing the elevator fell.

[(Are you going to see if the safety rules have been followed?) We're going to see if there are various violations of the law, including those.]

The accident happened at a five-star hotel in Incheon.

A few days ago, the old employee elevator was being replaced, and suddenly the elevator fell from the 12th floor to the 2nd basement floor.

At this time, the employee of the elevator manufacturer's partner, who was working in the elevator, was taken to the hospital, but died.

It's a replacement work, so we're just ripping off everything in the elevator and installing a new elevator with a new product. If that happens, the difficulty level is very high. The level of risk difficulty.]

As deaths occurred at workplaces with more than five employees, the Ministry of Employment and Labor is looking into whether there are any violations of the Serious Accident Punishment Act.

Along with the specific cause of the crash, the police are also investigating the situation at the time of the accident against a colleague who was working with the dead in groups of two.

Last year, it was confirmed that a worker fell to death while repairing the elevator of the same manufacturer,
The
police are also looking into whether elevator manufacturers and partners are suspected of professional negligence in connection with the accident.

I'm BAE MINHYUK of YTN.

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