Worker suffers cardiac arrest in forklift accident at Coupang logistics center

The worker was operating the forklift alone when they collided with a structure behind them. Their neck then became trapped between the forklift and the structure.

Coupang trucks are parked near the e-commerce platform’s logistics center in Seoul on Dec. 29, 2025.
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A worker was taken to a hospital while unresponsive on Sunday after they became trapped in a forklift at a Coupang logistics center in Gwangju, Gyeonggi, police said the same day.

The worker was operating the forklift alone inside the logistics center when they collided with a structure behind them, according to the Gwangju Police Station. Their neck became trapped between the forklift and the structure.

Firefighters responding to the accident transported the unresponsive worker to a hospital.

Police are investigating the exact circumstances of the incident.

 BY JUNG SI-NAE [lee.soojung1@joongang.co.kr]

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