Thai worker injured in alleged compressed air assault by employer

South Korean police have opened an investigation into an alleged workplace assault involving a Thai factory worker who was seriously injured after being struck with compressed air equipment, authorities said Tuesday. The incident occurred on Feb. 20 at a coating facility in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province. According to police and local media reports, the worker was bent over at his station when the company’s owner approached from behind and discharged compressed air toward his lower body.