Starting June 16, the ministry will conduct integrated safety and labor oversight at eight manufacturing facilities, including Auhome's Yongin Plant 2, where the accident occurred.
This oversight comes in response to a worker injury incident on June 8 at the Yongin Plant 2, located in the Namyang-eup area of Yongin, Gyeonggi Province. At approximately 2:50 PM, a worker identified as Hwang became trapped in a conveyor belt and was found in cardiac arrest before being transported to a hospital.
This facility had previously experienced a fatal accident last year, where a worker in their 30s died after becoming entangled in machinery. Labor authorities plan to focus on identifying the causes of repeated incidents.
The ministry will assess whether the safety measures implemented after last year's fatality have been effectively enforced and will closely examine compliance with health and safety regulations. If violations of the Industrial Safety and Health Act are found, immediate administrative and legal actions will be taken.
Should the oversight reveal structural issues in the workplace's safety management system, additional measures, including safety assessments and improvement plans, will be considered.
The oversight will not be limited to safety issues alone. Given that the injured worker was employed by a subcontractor, the ministry will also investigate potential illegal dispatch practices, wage arrears, and compliance with labor laws regarding rest days and breaks.
Minister of Employment and Labor Kim Young-hoon stated, "The recurrence of a similar accident one year after a worker's death indicates that existing improvement measures may have been insufficient or not properly implemented on-site. We will thoroughly examine the risk factors across Auhome's manufacturing facilities to ensure that similar incidents do not happen again."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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