Worker killed when 60-kg transformer part falls from Changwon factory

Around 12:12 p.m. on Saturday, a 60-kilogram transformer radiator dropped from a mobile-phone parts factory in Changwon's Masanhoewon-gu district, killing a female employee in her 40s. The woman had just completed an overtime shift and was walking down an exterior emergency staircase when a contractor's handcart wheel caught on a raised edge, sending the radiator about four metres to the ground. She was rushed to a hospital with severe injuries but later died.

The removal work was being carried out by an outside contractor on the building's second floor. Police from Masan Dongbu Police Station are investigating the accident and assessing whether adequate safety measures were in place. The case highlights concerns over workplace safety in industrial settings.