{"id":11101,"date":"2017-05-01T13:09:16","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T13:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minutes.machine.market\/?p=11101"},"modified":"2017-05-01T13:09:16","modified_gmt":"2017-05-01T13:09:16","slug":"crane-collapse-at-samsung-shipyard-kills-6-workers-in-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/crane-collapse-at-samsung-shipyard-kills-6-workers-in-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"Gantry Crane Collapse at Samsung Shipyard Kills 6 Workers in Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Six people were killed and 22 are injured when a gantry crane fell on a ship under construction in South Korea on Monday, an official said.<\/p>\n<p>Two cranes collided at a Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in Geoje city, causing a structure to fall on a ship, Yonhap news agency quoted police as saying.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_JKcAj6XS_U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The gantry crane that broke was between 50 and 60 meters long and weighed 32 tons.<\/p>\n<p>At least six persons were in critical condition, the police said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s still chaotic at the site,&#8221; said a police official. &#8220;We plan to figure out the details through relevant officials.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Work was on to rescue those buried at the site, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Deaths at Samsung Heavy&#8217;s two main rivals &#8211; Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering and Hyundai Heavy Industries &#8211; have also increased in the past 18 months.<\/p>\n<p>Korean trade unions have blasted senior management at these yards in recent months for trading safety as orders dried up forcing dramatic cuts in outlay among the nation&#8217;s top yards.<\/p>\n<p>The accident occurred as many around the world were joining May Day marches for workers&#8217; rights.<\/p>\n<p>South Korean workers are entitled to a paid holiday on May 1 but in practice many go to work anyway.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11103\" src=\"https:\/\/cranemarket.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Samsung-Shiipyard-Crane-Collapse.jpg\" alt=\"Samsung-Shiipyard-Crane-Collapse\" width=\"970\" height=\"647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Samsung-Shiipyard-Crane-Collapse.jpg 970w, https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Samsung-Shiipyard-Crane-Collapse-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Samsung-Shiipyard-Crane-Collapse-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six people were killed and 22 are injured when a gantry crane fell on a ship under construction in South Korea on Monday, an official said. 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