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LG told to stop OLED production

by on14 January 2015


Killed two workers

South Korea's labour ministry has ordered LG to halt operations of an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel production line following a nitrogen gas leak.

The ministry, in a statement posted on its website yesterday, said the production ban will last as authorities investigate a nitrogen gas leak that killed two workers.

An LG spokeswoman confirmed that production at the OLED TV panel line has been halted. She declined to specify the ban's effect on sales or production and said the firm will work to resume operations as quickly as possible.

 The leak happened days after LG unveiled its Best of CES-winning Art Slim OLED sets and might affect a timely launch if the investigation takes a while.

The leak happened around 12:50 p.m. at the P8 factory in Paju, about 40 kilometers north of Seoul. The workers from LG Display and its subcontractor were carrying out routine maintenance on the ninth floor when the valve of a nitrogen gas cylinder was presumably opened by mistake.

One worker died at the scene, with another being pronounced dead on his way to the hospital, authorities said.

Last modified on 14 January 2015
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