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Two Men in Cardiac Arrest After Separate Forklift Accidents in Gumi
Two separate forklift accidents happened in Gumi in South Korea on Oct.
23.
Both incidents involved loads being moved by forklift.
At a machinery factory in Goa-eup, a man in his 50s was crushed by a bundle of steel bars during a transfer operation.
Earlier, in Dogae-myeon, another man in his 50s was struck and crushed by a rice sack being carried by a forklift while he was walking along a road.
Both men were taken to hospital in cardiac arrest; no further updates on their condition were given.
Police are investigating how the accidents happened.
Two people in their 50s were taken to hospital in cardiac arrest after separate forklift-related accidents in Gumi.
The accidents happened on October 23 while loads were being moved.
At 12:16 p.m., a person walking in Dogae-myeon was struck and pinned by a rice-sack load being carried by a forklift.
At 1:14 p.m., a person was pinned by a bundle of reinforcing steel during forklift work at a machinery factory in Goa-eup.
Police said they would investigate the circumstances of the accidents.
- Who
- Two people in their 50s. Chosun Ilbo reported they were a man and a woman.
- What
- They were taken to hospital in cardiac arrest after separate forklift-related accidents.
- When
- October 23. The accidents were reported at 12:16 p.m. and 1:14 p.m.
- Where
- Dogae-myeon and Goa-eup, Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
- Why
- The accidents occurred while loads were being moved by forklift; their precise causes are under investigation.
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A person walking in Dogae-myeon was struck and pinned by a rice-sack load carried by a forklift.
A person was pinned by a bundle of reinforcing steel during forklift work at a machinery factory in Goa-eup.
- Location
- Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
- First reported accident
- 12:16 p.m., October 23, in Dogae-myeon
- Second reported accident
- 1:14 p.m., October 23, in Goa-eup
- People affected
- Two people in their 50s, taken to hospital in cardiac arrest
- Investigation
- Police said they would investigate the circumstances of the accidents