Defendant

A shall be punished by a fine for negligence of KRW 7,000,000, and by a fine of KRW 5,000,000.

Defendant

A above.

Punishment of the crime

Defendant

A as the representative director of B, a person who is responsible for the safety and health of his employees, such as production, management, personnel management, and labor, on behalf of the Defendant (State)B, and the Defendant (State)B is a business owner who engages in the business of recycling waste PET disease using 15 full-time workers.

1. Defendant A

(a) In cases of places where sand, structures, etc. in which workers might fall down at work, material objects might fall or come flying off, places where danger may occur in the course of work, and other places where danger may occur in the course of work due to a natural disaster, a business owner shall have the duty of care to take measures necessary to prevent danger, such as the installation of a flood-proof net, vertical protection net or protection team, the establishment of an area where entry is prohibited, and the wearing of protective outfits, etc., as measures necessary for preventing such danger;

그럼에도 불구하고 피고인은 2014. 5. 30. 11:06경 경북 영천시 C 소재 (주)B 사업장에서, 근로자인 피해자 D(63세)로 하여금 폐플라스틱 원재료인 폐 PET병 압축더미 위에서 약 1.2m의 컷트기를 사용하여 직경 3mm의 밴딩된 철사를 절단하는 작업을 하게 하면서, 위와 같은 작업시에는 압축된 철사가 끊어지면서 철사가 튕겨져 나올 경우 근로자의 신체에 치명상을 입힐 위험성이 있으므로 이를 방지하기 위해 필요한 조치를 하여야 할 업무상주의의무가 있음에도 아무런 조치를 하지 않은 채 피해자로 하여금 철사 컷팅 작업을 하게 하여 끊어진 철사가 피해자의 오른쪽 갈비뼈를 관통하여 피해자로 하여금 병원으로 후송 중 흉부자창으로 인한 저혈량 쇼크로 사망에 이르게 하였다.

(b) A business owner shall engage in excavation, quarrying, loading and unloading, timbering, transporting, operating, dismantling, handling heavy objects, and other improper work methods.