Accident kills worker at Samsung Heavy Industries' yard in Geoje, South Korea

One person was killed as a result of a work-related accident at the Geoje shipyard of South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) on Monday, December 22.

The victim, who has been identified as a male employee of an SHI subcontractor, was preparing to commence dust removal works on a crude oil tanker when he suddenly fell from a height of 21 metres at around 15:00 local time on Monday.