At the Samlip factory in Siheung, Gyeonggi, an accident severed the fingers of two workers.
According to police on the 10th, at about 12:19 a.m. that day at the Samlip Siwha factory, an investigation was underway into an accident in which the fingers of a worker in their 20s, identified as A, and a worker in their 30s, identified as B, were severed.
The accident is said to have occurred during work to replace a conveyor belt sensor. Earlier, while workers had left their stations to eat, repair workers A and B, who were told the sensor was malfunctioning, were injured during the job. Part of A's left middle and ring fingers and B's right thumb were severed.
The injured were transported to a hospital, and police secured materials needed for the investigation at the scene.
The Samlip Siwha factory had a previous incident in May last year in which a female worker in her 50s died in a crushing accident. On Feb. 2, a large fire broke out, and three workers inhaled smoke and were injured.