Seven workers found unconscious at Hyundai Steel plant
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Published: 06 Feb. 2024, 12:36 Updated: 06 Feb. 2024, 13:28

Seven workers found unconscious at Hyundai Steel plant

Hyundai Steel plant in Incheon in 2022. [YONHAP]

Hyundai Steel plant in Incheon in 2022. [YONHAP]

Seven workers at the Hyundai Steel plant in Incheon were found unconscious on Tuesday.  
 
One is currently in critical condition, while the other six were reported to be experiencing shortness of breath.  
 
The workers are suspected of having suffocated while cleaning the interior of a waste treatment tank.
 
The local fire department received an emergency call about the unconscious workers at 11 a.m.
 

BY LEE HO-JEONG [lee.hojeong@joongang.co.kr]
tags Hyundai Steel industrial accident Waste tank Incheon

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