Exclusive Worker Buried in Soil at Construction Site in Jangan-gu, Suwon…Transferred to Hospital in Cardiac Arrest

A worker was buried in soil at a sewage pipe burial construction site in Jangan-gu, Suwon, and was transferred to a hospital in cardiac arrest.

According to firefighting authorities on the 4th, at approximately 2:24 p.m. that day, a report was received that a worker had been buried in soil excavated for sewage pipe burial at a construction site near Jangan-gu, Suwon.

The accident occurred at a public sewage construction site related to a residential redevelopment project.

At the time of the accident, the worker was buried in soil while working on sewage pipe burial operations.

Firefighters responding to rescue operations retrieved the worker at approximately 2:45 p.m., about 30 minutes after the report was received.

The rescued worker was in cardiac arrest and received cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) while being transferred to a nearby hospital.

Firefighting and police authorities are investigating the exact cause of the accident.