HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co., which had taken on the dismantling work at the Ulsan thermal power plant, will halt all construction sites in its construction division.
On the 7th, HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. disclosed via the electronic disclosure system that it "will conduct in-house safety inspections and remedial measures at all sites following a serious industrial accident at the dismantling sites for Ulsan gas turbine units 4, 5, and 6."
The move follows a fatal accident that occurred the same day at the Korea East-West Power (EWP) Ulsan Power Headquarters' Ulsan thermal power plant in Yongjam-dong, Nam-gu, Ulsan, where HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. was the contractor. At the scene, a 60m-high boiler tower collapsed, burying seven workers; as of 5 p.m., three had died.
HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. noted it plans to resume work once the measures are completed and warned that some projects could face delays.