According to Holland’s news outlets, a 41-year-old worker from Louisiana lost his life on Sept. 15 after being hit in the head by a plate of the pipe system that exploded during a pressurization test the previous day.
Five workers fell from the fourth floor of a construction site of a cold storage warehouse in Anseong, Gyeonggi, on Friday, killing two, according to the Gyeonggi Disater and Safety Headquarters.
Workers take a break while enjoying popsicles under a shade at an SK apartment construction site in Incheon on Tuesday. Officials overseeing the construction say that they have taken steps to help workers beat the heat.
According to the Employment and Labor Ministry and the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry, the government will be providing free technical guidance and safety facility support to small construction projects costing 100 million won or less.
Workers participate in a press conference organized by the Korean Federation of Construction Industry Trade Unions (KFCITU) in front of the Central Government Complex in central Seoul, on Thursday.
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