Police Book 7 People in Probe over Fatal SPC Bread Factory Accident

Police book 7 people in probe over fatal SPC bread factory accident

Police have booked seven people, including the plant manager, as part of their investigations into a fatal accident at a bakery factory affiliated with SPC Group earlier this week, officials said Thursday. The accident occurred at SPC's factory in the city of Siheung, just southwest of Seoul, on Monday, when the worker, known only as a woman in her 50s, reportedly had her upper body caught in the conveyor belt during lubrication work. The Siheun…

(Siheung = Yonhap News) Reporter Kang Young-hoon = On the 19th, a female worker in her 50s died in an accident at the SPC Samlip Sihwa plant after being caught in a machine, and the police began an investigation...

Why SPC’s Bread Empire Is Built on a Pattern of Preventable Tragedy

On the morning of May 19, 2025, a 50-year-old woman was killed at an SPC Samlip bakery plant in Siheung, a city in Gyeonggi Province southwest of Seoul. She had been applying lubricant to a conveyor belt when her body became caught in the machine. SPC Group is one of South Korea’s largest food conglomerates, with an expansive portfolio that includes bakery chains, coffee shops, and snack brands found in nearly every neighborhood. Its products ar…