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Third worker dies during Goliath build

A third worker has died during the South Korean construction of the world's largest floating production, storage and offloading vessel.

Third worker dies during Goliath build

According to Korea Joongang Daily, the 21-year-old victim, with the surname Lee, died at 2.20pm local time Saturday from the injuries he received while cleaning cables in a freight elevator at the construction site.

"The labour union said the worker slipped and fell into a gap between an elevator and the edge of a partially built hallway, and his head and chest got stuck," the newspaper reported.

"He was immediately sent to a hospital, where he died."

Ordered by Italian oil major Eni, the FPSO is destined for the Goliath field in Norway's Barents Sea and will be able to store about 1 million tonnes of crude oil.

Production is expected from mid-2015. Investigations into the recent fatality are underway with the last worker dying at the Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in November.

HHI workers also recently knocked back a pay rise with reports suggesting they are also dissatisfied with safety conditions.

They last took industrial action in November.

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