A Foreign Worker in His 50s Dies After Being Hit by a Broken Steel Cable at a Casting Factory in Haman

A foreign worker died after being struck by a broken steel cable at a foundry manufacturing plant in Haman, Gyeongnam.

According to the Haman Police Station and the Gyeongnam branch of the Ministry of Employment and Labor on the 1st, at around 4:10 PM on November 30th, a steel cable of an overhead crane carrying a 50-ton metal casting broke at a foundry manufacturing company in Gunbuk-myeon, Haman-gun.

As a result of the accident, a Pakistani foreign worker in his 50s, Mr. A, who was working nearby for a subcontractor, was hit in the chest by the steel cable that snapped and recoiled.

Mr. A was urgently transported to the hospital by paramedics who arrived on the scene but ultimately passed away.

Police investigations revealed that Mr. A was an undocumented immigrant.

The company is understood not to be subject to the Serious Accidents Punishment Act as it has fewer than 50 regular employees.

The police and labor authorities are currently investigating the exact cause of the accident and whether there was any negligence on the part of the company officials.

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