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a lumber factory in North Gyeongsang Province, a truck driver collapsed and died on a pile of fallen timber.

It is pointed out that on-site safety rules were not properly followed, and measures taken after the accident were insufficient.



This is TBC reporter Nak-seong Kim.



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It is a lumber factory in Chilgok.



On the 3rd, there was an accident where a trailer driver who was unloading wood at this place was hit by a pile of wood and died.



Investigation revealed that a pile of lumber lifted by a forklift struck another pile of lumber and struck the driver with more than a ton of lumber.



[Yigichul / KCTU truckers Division Pohang: This does throw a tree touching a forklift, while this fall rinikka haebeo backward under off the union was on the forklift height ensued the fall accident]



KCTU truckers are cod Employment Labor We condemned the Labor Office for taking a lukewarm response to the accident in front of the Western Office.




The Cargo Solidarity claimed that after the accident, the Daegu Employment and Labor Administration did not immediately investigate the site or issue an order to stop work, and that the industrial accident crisis response system did not work properly.



During the unloading operation, he urged measures to prevent recurrence, saying that even safety measures to restrict entry except for those involved were not followed.



[Kim Se-ho/Chairman of the Southern Branch of the Pohang Regional Headquarters of the Korean Federation of Trade Unions Cargo Solidarity: We demand tight safety management for the safe life of cargo workers. In addition, we urge the establishment of thorough measures to prevent recurrence so that all sites can become a safe workplace.] In



response, the Daegu Employment and Labor Office conducted an on-site investigation the day after the accident and explained that the trailer driver who died was not considered an employee under the Occupational Safety and Health Act.



However, he added that, if insufficient safety measures are confirmed through a thorough accident investigation, corresponding measures will be taken.



(Video coverage: Kim Myung-soo TBC, screen provided: Cargo Solidarity Headquarters of the Confederation of Trade Unions)