Phoenix Network Technology News According to the NDTV website Beijing time on September 6, Samsung Electronics said the company's chip factory on Tuesday a carbon dioxide leak, resulting in the death of one worker, two workers were injured. The accident occurred at 3:40 p.m. local time on September 4 in the basement with fire extinguishing equipment.

Samsung said in a statement that the three men were found unconscious in the basement of its semiconductor factory in Shuiyuan. A 24-year-old male worker was declared dead several hours after being taken to hospital, while two others, aged 26 and 54, were still unconscious. These employees are from Samsung's suppliers, rather than Samsung's formal staff.
“ the cause of the death of the employee is believed to be due to carbon dioxide leakage, &rdquo, Samsung said. At present, Samsung is checking the gas related facilities in the factory.
It is reported that the injured workers have been taken to the hospital, but their situation is not clear. Police are still investigating the accident.
Samsung had a similar accident in March 2014. At the time, a 50-year-old dispatch worker died at the Samsung Research and Development Center in Shuiyuan, Gyeonggi Province, due to a carbon dioxide leak.
As the world's largest maker of smartphones and memory chips, Samsung operates a huge semiconductor manufacturing facility in Shuiyuan. Fatal accidents by big companies have become frequent headlines in South Korea, which is already trying to raise safety standards at factories.
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