S. Korea: Vietnamese migrant brothers killed in construction site collapse
Summary
Date Reported: 10 Aug 2023
Location: South Korea
Companies
Kisung Construction - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 6
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 2 - Vietnam , Construction , Men , Unknown migration status ) , Workers: ( 4 - Location unknown , Construction , Gender not reported )Issues
Injuries , Deaths , Occupational Health & SafetyResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police launched a 49-member task force to inspect the collapse. It launched an inspection on Kiseong Construction Co., Ltd., which was overseeing the construction in the process.
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 10 Aug 2023
Location: South Korea
Other
Not Reported ( Construction ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1 - Myanmar , Construction , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status )Issues
Occupational Health & Safety , DeathsResponse
Response sought: No
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 10 Aug 2023
Location: South Korea
Other
Not Reported ( Construction ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1 - Location unknown , Construction , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status )Issues
Deaths , Occupational Health & SafetyResponse
Response sought: No
Source type: News outlet
"Vietnamese brothers dead at construction site," 10 Aug 2023
Two Vietnamese workers killed at a construction site incident in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province [...] have been identified as brothers, officials said. [...] The victims died after the uppermost floor of a nine-story shopping complex under construction collapsed onto the floor below at 11:49 a.m. They were crushed between the two floors.
[...] The two individuals were pouring concrete at the time of the collapse. The construction formwork and the beams that were used to support the floor beneath failed to sustain the weight of the concrete. Four other workers sustained injuries in the collapse.
[...] Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police launched a 49-member task force to inspect the collapse. It launched an inspection on Kiseong Construction Co., Ltd., which was overseeing the construction in the process.
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