Celltrion said March 23 it is cooperating with authorities investigating the death of a contractor worker who fell while working at the company’s headquarters a day earlier, and vowed to strengthen safety measures to prevent a repeat.
In a statement posted on its website, the company offered condolences, saying it mourns the contractor worker who died in what it called a tragic accident during work at its Songdo campus, and expressed deep sympathy to the bereaved family.
Celltrion said it will provide all possible support during the response process and share the family’s grief, regardless of what investigators later determine about the cause or findings.
The company said it has confirmed that required safety procedures and equipment checks had been completed before the accident, but that the specific circumstances are still being verified. It said it will recheck safety management systems at all worksites from the ground up and conduct a comprehensive inspection of potential hazards across the campus.
Police and fire officials said the incident occurred at about 11:04 a.m. the previous day at a building on the second floor of a Celltrion factory in Songdo-dong, Incheon. The worker, a man in his 20s identified only as A, fell about 3 to 5 meters (10 to 16 feet) and died.
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