"Hanwha Ocean hit for first fatal industrial accident since acquisition," 16 Jan 2024

[...] a 27-year-old subcontracted worker died last week from an explosion at the shipbuilder’s shipyard on Geoje Island, South Gyeongsang Province, according to industry officials, [Jan 16].

The worker, who began working at the shipyard last March, reportedly died in the hospital after he was injured in an explosion at around 3 p.m. on [Jan 12], during grinding work at a rudder factory.

This was the first fatal industrial accident at the shipyard, since Hanwha Group’s acquisition of the shipbuilder, which was previously called Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME).

[...] The union pointed out that a reorganization of the company’s health and safety team during the sale procedure in 2022 disrupted the team’s ability to deal with health and safety issues.

[...] “Our company immediately reported the accident to the police and the labor ministry,” Hanwha Ocean said in its regulatory filing. “We will resume production once we find out the cause of the accident and come up with countermeasures.”

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