Delayed death

A worker who inhaled toxic gas at Posco’s steel plant in Pohang, North Gyeongsang, on Nov. 20 died on Monday December 22nd, bringing the death toll from that accident to two. The accident took place at the STS No. 4 steelmaking plant at Posco’s Pohang facility, where two subcontracted workers and one Posco employee were cleaning sludge when they were exposed to toxic gas. All three lost consciousness. Three members of Posco’s in-house fire and disaster response team were also injured after inhaling the gas while attempting to rescue the workers.