ISSUES

Worker Fatalities in South Korean Shipyards in 2025

NoDateLocationCauseFatalitiesEmployment TypeShipbuyerURL
1Feb 28Hanwha OceanHeart attack1Unknown
2Mar 8Yuil (Daebul Industrial Complex)Bump1Subcontracted
3Mar 25Myungil Heavy Industry(Daebul Industrial Complex)Struck-by1Subcontracted


4Apr 16Yuil (Daebul Industrial Complex)
Crushed
1Subcontracted


5Apr 24HSG Sungdong ShipbuildingStruck-by1Subcontracted


6May 17Myeongin Corp.Fall1Subcontracted


7May 23Marine Tech(Daebul Industrial Complex)Bump1Unknown

8May 27Moojin Industrial(Samsung Heavy Industries)Crushed1Subcontracted


9Sep 3Hanwha OceanFall1ShipbuyerPetrobras
10Oct 10Daebul Industrial ComplexFall1Subcontracted


11Oct 17Hanwha OceanBump1Subcontracted


12Nov 17Chosuk HDFall1Unknown

13Nov 17DK ShipbuildingBump1Unknown

14Dec 22Samsung Heavy IndustriesFall1Subcontracted


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