{
  "id": 2119068,
  "title": "4년 만에 재판행 ‘2명 사망’ SK지오센트릭, 중처법은 빠졌다",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/4-2-sk",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T09:04:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hankyoreh",
    "slug": "hankyoreh",
    "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/area/yeongnam/1273908.html"
  },
  "original_language": "ko",
  "account": "Four years after the incident, a criminal trial has begun against the managers responsible for a tank explosion at SK GeoCentric's Ulsan plant. However, the Labor Standards Enforcement Act, which was enforced three months prior to the accident, is not being applied, causing controversy. The Ulsan District Prosecutors' Office recently filed charges against 9 individuals, including SK GeoCentric and Dem Corp, for violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act and causing workplace fatalities. The managers are accused of negligence in the safety management during the repair of a liquefied petroleum gas storage tank at the Ollepin factory in Ulsan's southern district on April 20, 2022, which led to the death of two Dem Corp workers.\n\nThe accident occurred three months after the Labor Standards Enforcement Act came into effect on January 27, 2022. Labor unions have filed a complaint against the corporation and its former representative, safety and environmental management director, and factory manager, accusing them of violations of the Labor Standards Enforcement Act. The Labor Standards Enforcement Agency has reported the case to the Ministry of Employment and Labor, where they decided to classify the corporation as a \"major disaster\" due to the number of employees involved. However, the prosecutors have decided not to apply the Labor Standards Enforcement Act to this case. They argued that construction projects with a budget of less than 50 billion KRW are not subject to this law, based on a special provision that took effect in 2024. This decision was made for large enterprises like SK GeoCentric. The labor and citizens' groups are criticizing this judgment.",
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  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}