A Myanmar worker who was electrocuted at the POSCO E&C construction site regained consciousness eight days after the incident.
According to the Southern Gyeonggi Police Agency's special investigation team on the 12th, the Myanmar worker, identified as A, lost consciousness due to the electrocution on the 4th and recovered consciousness that afternoon in the hospital's intensive care unit.
He is reported to be improving, although he cannot speak, and can distinguish human faces.
A was transported to the hospital in cardiac arrest at the time of the incident and had been unconscious for over a week.
As A dramatically regained consciousness, his family from his home country is expected to arrive in Korea soon. They reportedly found a way to travel to Korea with the help of the embassy after struggling due to severe turmoil in Myanmar caused by a military coup and a prolonged civil war.
A was electrocuted around 1:34 p.m. on the 4th while inspecting the water pumps installed in an underground puddle at the Gwangmyeong-Seoul Expressway extension construction site in Okgil-dong, Gwangmyeong, which is managed by POSCO E&C.
The police and the Ministry of Labor are speeding up their investigation by conducting searches at POSCO E&C and its subcontractor, LT Sambo, to uncover the truth of the accident.