South Korea’s Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) raided the office of Korean rapper Psy’s agency over the death of a foreign worker who fell and died while dismantling the set of his concert in July.
Psy, who rose to global fame through the viral song “Gangnam Style,” held his “Summer Swag 2022” concert at Gangneung Stadium in Gangneung in Gangwon Province, South Korea on July 30.
A day after the concert, the company hired to construct stage structures at Psy’s concert was dismantling the set when the accident happened.
The foreign worker, a man from Mongolia in his 20s, who was hired by the company, was dismantling a lighting tower at the stadium when he fell 15 meters at around 3:53 p.m. He was taken to a hospital where he died.
A foreign worker hired to work on the stage set of Korean rapper Psy’s concert fell and died, the singer’s agency said.
Psy held his "Summer Swag 2022" concert at Gangneung Stadium in Gangneung in Gangwon Province, South Korea on July 30.
A day after the concert, the company hired to construct stage structures at Psy’s concert was dismantling the set when the accident happened.
According to the Korean police, the man from Mongolia in his 20s, who was hired by the company, was dismantling a lighting tower at the stadium when he fell 15 meters. He was taken to a hospital where he died.
The labor ministry’s Gangwon office is investigating whether there was negligence on the part of P-Nation and the outsourced company about safety measures.
“We are looking into the matter to check the contract between the agency and the outsourcing company which constructed the stage structures, and to confirm whether they followed safety measures,” said the Gangwon Office, the Korea JoongAng Daily reported.
After the incident, P-Nation issued a statement about the foreign worker’s death.
“First of all, our hearts are heavy to deliver the said news. At 3:50 pm on July 31, an outsourced staff member unfortunately lost his life at Gangneung Stadium in Gangwon-do,” the agency said.
It added, “The deceased was a man in his 20s of Mongolian nationality who was hired by subcontractor “A” to produce stage structures. We express our sincere condolences to the deceased who passed away in an unfortunate accident. We also offer our deepest condolences to his family.”
“P-Nation knows all too well the efforts of the staff who are sweating behind the scenes, so this accident is even more heartbreaking. We will do our best to take care of the deceased's last path. In addition, we will work responsibly to come up with countermeasures and to prevent this from happening again,” it said.