Overview

• A preliminary autopsy by the National Forensic Service found that the 52-year-old worker likely died from gas poisoning during a July 6 maintenance hole inspection.
• Scene tests detected hydrogen sulfide and carbon monoxide and a 48-year-old foreman remains in intensive care after collapsing at the same site.
• Police, the Ministry of Employment and Labor and a presidential task force have opened investigations under the Serious Accidents Punishment Act into potential safety violations.
• Authorities uncovered an illegal three-tier subcontracting chain that breached the original contract and obscured accountability.
• The Incheon Environmental Corporation’s reported unawareness of the scheduled inspection has prompted scrutiny of its supervisory duties under safety laws.