Industrial Accident Case Assisted by an Attorney in Ulsan | Industrial Accident Suit Won with the Assistance of an Attorney in Ulsan

The client who came to the industrial accident attorney had suffered a serious injury in an accident while working in a production role at a manufacturer and sought to pursue a damages suit against the company.

When the client first joined, the client was assigned relatively simple tasks such as packaging work and performed them as diligently as anyone.

However, following a sudden notice and without any prior training, the client was abruptly reassigned to work operating machinery and, while doing so, sustained a fractured wrist due to a machine malfunction.

The wrist surgery left a large scar, and, having lost the work the client had been doing, the client decided to pursue a damages suit against the company.

■ Statutes relevant to industrial accident cases, explained by the industrial accident attorney

▶ Occupational Safety and Health Act Article 29 (Safety and Health Education for Workers)
(3) Where an employer hires a worker for hazardous or dangerous work, or changes the content of the work to such work, the employer shall, in addition to the safety and health education under paragraph (2), additionally provide the safety and health education required for the hazardous or dangerous work as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Employment and Labor.

▶ Occupational Safety and Health Act Article 38 (Safety Measures)
(1) An employer shall take the measures necessary to prevent industrial accidents arising from any of the following hazards.
1. Hazards from machinery, equipment, and other installations

▶ Occupational Safety and Health Act Article 103 (Integrated Management of Safety-Related Information on Hazardous or Dangerous Machinery and Equipment)
(1) The Minister of Employment and Labor may comprehensively manage safety-related information, such as the holdings of hazardous or dangerous machinery and equipment at workplaces and their safety inspection histories, and may provide such information to safety certification institutions or safety inspection institutions.

▶ Occupational Safety and Health Act Article 104 (Classification Criteria for Harmful Factors)
The Minister of Employment and Labor shall, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Employment and Labor, establish criteria for classifying the harmfulness and danger of chemical substances, physical agents, and the like that cause health impairment to workers (hereinafter referred to as “harmful factors”).

The industrial accident attorney argued that the company had failed to provide the safety and health education that was required when it hired the client.

The company also provided no training needed for the new role when it moved the client, who had been performing relatively safe tasks such as packaging work, to a department requiring the operation of machinery.

The attorney in Ulsan stressed that the company's failure to provide safety and health education had caused the client serious harm.

The industrial accident attorney stressed the severity of the physical and psychological suffering of the client, who had sustained serious harm because of the company's irresponsible conduct.

As a result of this accident, the client underwent repeated surgeries and prolonged hospitalization and suffered a permanent injury.

The industrial accident attorney at Daeryun argued that the client had been unable to find work for a long time because of the accident and was in great distress at facing a lifetime of living with the aftereffects.

The industrial accident attorney emphasized that the client had been a manual worker who used the hands and arms, performing tasks such as packaging work.

The attorney stressed that, because of this accident, the client had not only lost the job the client held but had also suffered serious harm from the interruption of the client's career.

On this basis, the attorney in Ulsan argued that the company had an obligation to pay the client consolation money in order to compensate, at least monetarily, for the physical and psychological harm.

The client who came to the industrial accident attorney had sustained a serious injury through the company's irresponsible and unlawful conduct and sought to pursue a damages suit.

In response, the Ulsan industrial accident attorney at Daeryun assisted with the overall litigation process to help the client prevail.

As a result, the court accepted the arguments of Daeryun's Ulsan industrial accident attorney, and the client was able to win.

Anyone facing concerns over an industrial accident damages suit like the client above is welcome to consult the Ulsan industrial accident attorney at Daeryun Law Firm at any time.