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Busan demolition contractor fined after pedestrian was injured
A demolition contractor in Busan was fined 3 million won after a pedestrian was hurt at a work site.
The incident happened in July 2025, when workers were using a grinder at a building in the city’s Dongnae district.
Sparks startled a woman walking past, and she fell while trying to avoid them, tripping over metal frames left on the sidewalk.
She suffered a deep cut to her left leg and needed about three weeks of treatment.
The court found the contractor had failed to protect pedestrians, saying he should have used safety cones, fences or signs and assigned someone to direct people.
The judge also considered the injury, the lack of a settlement with the woman, and the contractor’s admission and remorse.
A Busan court fined a demolition contractor 3 million won after a pedestrian was injured near a work site.
The woman fell while trying to avoid sparks from a grinder and was cut by metal structures left on the sidewalk.
She suffered a deep wound to her left leg and needed about three weeks of treatment.
The court found that the contractor failed to take required precautions to protect pedestrians.
The contractor admitted the offense and showed remorse, but had not reached a settlement with the injured woman.
- Who
- A 60-year-old demolition company representative and a woman pedestrian in her 30s.
- What
- The representative was fined 3 million won for occupational negligence causing injury.
- When
- The accident happened on July 2, 2025, at about 11:10 a.m. The court ruling was reported on November 7, 2026.
- Where
- At a building demolition site in Dongnae District, Busan.
- Why
- The contractor failed to secure the sidewalk or provide other safety measures, and the pedestrian fell while avoiding grinder sparks.
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A woman fell near a demolition site in Dongnae District, Busan, after trying to avoid sparks and was injured by metal structures left on the sidewalk.
The 60-year-old contractor was prosecuted for occupational negligence causing injury.
Yonhap reported that a court had fined the contractor 3 million won.
- Fine
- 3 million won
- Accident date
- July 2, 2025
- Accident location
- Dongnae District, Busan
- Injured pedestrian
- Woman in her 30s
- Treatment needed
- About three weeks
- Injury
- Deep cut to her left leg
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The court considered the extent of the victim’s injuries, the failure to reach a settlement with the victim, and the defendant’s admission of the offense and remorse.