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Hanwha vice chairman could be named as suspect in deadly Daejeon explosion

Authorities and police said that they will decide on Kim Dong-kwan's connection to the tragedy after reviewing seized documents and witness accounts.

2026.7.2

Worker dies after fall at Celltrion facility in Incheon

A worker in his 20s fell to his death while carrying out maintenance work at a Celltrion facility in Incheon on Sunday, Incheon authorities said.

2026.3.23

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A fire broke out at a factory in Gimpo, Gyeonggi, on Jan. 8, 2026, severely injuring a worker who died five days later on Jan. 13, 2026, according to police. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Worker dies five days after chemical explosion at manufacturing plant in Gimpo

A worker died five days after an explosion during a chemical mixing operation at a manufacturing plant in Gimpo, Gyeonggi, police and labor authorities said on Wednesday.

2026.1.14

President Lee Jae Myung listens to ministry officials at a policy briefing at Sejong on Dec. 12. [YONHAP]

President Lee calls for stronger protections for night shift workers

President Lee Jae Myung called for stronger legal protections for night shift workers, citing the death of his sister, who died while working, as an example of what he said was a "cruel outcome."

2025.12.12

Kwon Myung-ho, third from right, president of Korea East-West Power, bows in apology along with company executives at the rear gate of the Ulsan thermal power plant where a boiler tower collapsed, on the morning of Nov. 13, a week after the accident. [YONHAP]

Korea East-West Power issues apology following tower collapse at Ulsan power plant

Korea East-West Power and contractor HJ Shipbuilding & Construction issued their first formal apology and vowed to keep searching for the last missing worker on Thursday, eight days after a boiler tower collapsed at the Ulsan thermal power plant.

2025.11.13

A crane secures the upper structure of a boiler tower at a thermal power plant operated by Korea East-West Power on Nov. 12, after its collapse on Nov. 6. [NEWS1]

Sixth body found as rescue efforts in Ulsan continue

Rescue teams pulled a sixth body from the wreckage of a collapsed boiler tower at Korea East-West Power’s Ulsan plant on Thursday, a week after the structure gave way and trapped seven workers.

2025.11.13

Firefighters rescue and transport a buried worker following the collapse of a boiler tower at the Ulsan Thermal Power Plant in Nam District, Ulsan, on Nov. 7. The worker was later pronounced dead at a hospital. [ULSAN FIRE DEPARTMENT]

Deadly Ulsan boiler tower collapse raises questions about safety protocols, regulatory blind spots

The collapse of a boiler tower at the Ulsan Thermal Power Plant that killed at least three workers has exposed a regulatory blind spot that allowed the structure to be classified as an “installation,” rather than a building, to bypass safety checks.

2025.11.8

Members of a civic group for safety rights hold a press conference in central Seoul on Oct. 24 to pay tribute to late opera singer Ahn Young-jae, who was paralyzed after being hit by a stage prop two years ago and died earlier this week. [YONHAP]

Opera singer who was paralyzed on stage dies, advocacy group demands better safety rights and insurance

An opera singer who was paralyzed from the waist down after being hit by a stage prop weighing more than 880 pounds at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts two years ago died earlier this week, according to a civic group on Friday.

2025.10.25

HD Hyundai provides financial support to families of shipyard accident victims

HD Hyundai’s foundation has provided living expenses to families of workers killed in industrial accidents at its shipyards, Korea’s largest shipbuilder said on Tuesday.

2025.9.23

Workers set up a parasol on a boom lift to shield themselves from the sun while working at a construction site in Suwon, Gyeonggi, on July 28. [WOO SANG-JO]

Government safety measures raise concerns for migrant workers facing job insecurity

Migrant workers are among the first to lose jobs as Korea’s construction sites fall silent.

2025.9.15