Korean man killed by phone battery explosion

Reuben Lee | Nov 28, 2007

Update: A further investigation has revealed that the Korean man was killed by his co-worker, not the mobile phone battery explosion. See the full report here.

While research scientists are still grappling with how using cellular handsets are harmful to the human body, a fatal accident involving a mobile phone happened recently in Korea. According to a report from TelecomsKorea News Service, a 33-year-old man was found dead, presumably killed by an explosion of a mobile phone battery identified to be from LG, though no specific model was stated.

It was reported that the man, known as Sur, was found lying beside an electronic shovel at a quarry where he worked as a shovel operator. A co-worker described him as bleeding from the nose and having a phone with melted battery in his left shirt pocket. Meanwhile, a professor from the Chungbuk National University after examining the body conjectured that the phone battery explosion, which punctured his heart and lungs, was the main cause of death. He added that Sur's ribs and spine were broken.

This is the first time a cell phone battery explosion has taken a life in Korea. Earlier this year, a man in China was reportedly killed by a mobile phone explosion.

Via TelecomsKorea

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