[Exclusive] "32 times the liver level standard" I almost didn't know about the acute poisoning accident

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The Ministry of Employment and Labor has booked the CEO of Doosung Industrial, who had 16 workers acutely poisoned by chemicals, on charges of violating the Act on Punishment of Serious Accidents.

The liver level of workers receiving inpatient treatment was more than 32 times higher than the standard, but it was found that a special examination at the workplace had not been found recently.

This is an exclusive report by KNN reporter Kim Min-wook.

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Doosung Industrial's occupational disease accident in which 16 workers were acutely poisoned by chemicals.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor, which conducted an 11-hour search and seizure at Doosung Industrial last week, has expanded its investigation to companies that manufacture and distribute chemical substances.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor has booked the CEO of Doosung Industrial on charges of violating the Serious Accident Punishment Act.

[Jang Hyeon-tae/Ministry of Employment and Labor's Severe Industrial Accident

Labor Inspector: We are focusing on whether information on hazardous chemical substances has been provided to companies that use them legally during the manufacturing and distribution process.]

It turned out to be obvious as a result of the investigation.

The chemical substance that Doosung Industrial identified as a material safety data sheet is dichloroethylene.

These substances are known to have effects on the nervous system.

However, the chemical identified by the Ministry of Employment and Labor is trichloromethane, which can cause liver damage.

For this reason, in December last year, Doosung Industrial worker A did not receive a liver function test at a special examination.

In the end, Mr. A tested liver function in a general examination, and it was found that the liver level was 32 times higher than the standard value.

This is a story that you might not have known about acute hepatitis if you hadn't had a general check-up.

According to the Ministry of Employment and Labor's report on the number of occupational diseases for the past three years, it is increasing every year from 11,000 in 2018.

Meanwhile, at an auto parts manufacturer in Gimhae, the number of three workers was high, so the Ministry of Employment and Labor began to investigate the situation.

(Video coverage: Jung Chang-wook KNN, CG: Choi Hee-yeon KNN)