"Owner Shakes Forklift as a 'Prank'... Employee Falls 5 Meters and Files Police Complaint"

Complaint Filed Seeking Prosecution of Company Representative

A food material company employee in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province, has filed a complaint with the police, alleging that he was injured after falling from a forklift due to the company owner's prank. The police have launched an investigation.

Employee Fallen from Forklift. Online Community

According to Yonhap News Agency on July 30, a man in his 40s, referred to as A, who works at a food material company in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province, submitted a complaint at the end of last month to Gimpo Police Station, seeking punishment for the company's representative, B, in his 50s, on charges of causing bodily harm.

In the complaint, A claimed, "In early June, while I was working on a forklift to place items on a high shelf, I told B, who was operating the forklift, not to shake it as I have a fear of heights, but he kept shaking the forklift as a prank, causing me to fall 5 meters below."

At that time, A fell toward a pile of boxes beside him and then onto the floor, temporarily losing consciousness. It was determined that B was driving the forklift.

However, B reportedly told police investigators that it was not a prank, but rather an accident that occurred during the work process.

It is reported that A has since resigned from his job due to aftereffects of the incident.

The police plan to further investigate witness statements and refer B to the prosecution.

The person who identified himself as A's brother recently posted on an online community, under the title "Isn't this attempted murder?" and uploaded a CCTV footage showing A falling from the forklift.

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