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These days, unpredictable rain showers are pouring everywhere, so I am worried about safety accidents. Yesterday (28th) in Jeonju, there was an accident where a worker in his 50s was trapped and died while working in a manhole due to sudden heavy rain.
This is JTV reporter Wonik Won.
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A sewer manhole filled with water.
Two 119 rescuers enter it.
At around 2 pm yesterday, Mr. A was trapped inside a manhole in Pyeonghwa-dong, Jeonju, who was doing repair work.
The 119 rescue team, who responded to the report, rescued them within 20 minutes, but was in cardiac arrest. He was taken to hospital, but eventually died.
At the time of the accident, 42.8 mm of rain fell for one hour in a heavy rain advisory in Jeonju.
[Residents near the accident site: It suddenly poured out, so the water swelled a lot. So it's a manhole. The water
suddenly
went in.] The
deceased was working on a sewer pipe welding 30m below, but the sudden heavy rain filled the manhole and seems to have been swept away.
Another worker who was working with Mr. A was at the entrance of the manhole and managed to escape and escape.
[Ministry of Employment and Labor official: Because it is an old pipe, there may be some welding and other work. We did that work, but it was raining heavily around 2pm. Water was flowing in quickly and quickly, so one came out and the other didn't come out.]
The police will investigate the exact cause of death against construction officials, etc., and will also look into whether there were any safety issues.