In October of last year, it was revealed that Jang Deok-jun, who died while working at the Coupang Distribution Center, suffered an unbearable hard work.
SBS obtained the Coupang Industrial Accident Investigation Report and analyzed Jang's work and work environment.
The report states that during the last week before his death, he worked for a long time of 62 hours and 10 minutes per week, and that his work intensity affected his death.
In a statement posted on its website in October last year, Coupang claimed that the average working hours of the dead Jang was 44 hours per week under the Labor Standards Act, and that there is no legal problem.
However, under the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act, night work between 10 pm and 6 am is calculated by adding 30% of daytime work.
Jang worked the night shift from 7pm to 4am for 16 months from June 2019.
Accordingly, the Daegu Occupational Diseases Judgment Committee calculated Jang's working hours based on the relevant laws and concluded that he worked an average of 58 hours and 40 minutes during the last 12 weeks before his death.
In addition, Coupang argued that'the 7th floor where the deceased worked was the lowest level of work', but in fact, it was found that Jang did twice the work standard of the musculoskeletal burden (notified by the Ministry of Employment and Labor).
A week ago, the Korea Labor Welfare Corporation recognized Jang's industrial accident.
Coupang posted a statement on its website again on February 9, when it was notified of the result of the recognition of an industrial accident, and said, "I respect this decision and once again express my condolences and apology to the late Jang Deok-jun."
SBS discloses the work-related disease judgment of the Daegu Occupational Illness Judgment Committee, which acknowledged the late Jang Deok-jun's industrial accident, with the consent of <Eun-mi Kang's office and Jang's family, which provided the data.