A subcontracted worker died after being caught in machinery while repairing equipment at Hyundai Steel's plant in Dangjin, South Chungcheong Province.
According to fire authorities, the worker, a man in his 40s identified only by his surname A, was caught in machinery at around 10:40 a.m. on the 18th while repairing slag-processing equipment at the Dangjin plant in Songak-eup, Dangjin. Slag is the residue generated during steel production.
Firefighters who responded to the report rescued the worker and took him to a hospital, but he later died. He was in cardiac arrest when rescuers reached him.
Police are questioning people at the site to determine the circumstances of the work and the exact cause of the accident.