A worker sustained multiple fractures after falling from the third floor of an industrial building on July 27 while conducting air-conditioning maintenance without adequate safety equipment.
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As per the Straits Times report, the incident occurred at 30 Kaki Bukit Road 3 at approximately 6:40 PM. Emergency responders arrived on the scene to find the man, later identified as a driver for Gain City, lying on his side on the ground, near a pool of blood.
Footage captured at the scene showed him being attended to by three paramedics.
The man, a Chinese national in his late thirties, was subsequently transported to Changi General Hospital.
The video circulating online was re-shared on reddit.
According to a statement from Gain City reported by ST, the employee was admitted to the hospital but has since been transferred out of the intensive care unit and is currently in stable condition.
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) reported that the worker was undertaking ‘maintenance work on an air-conditioning unit’ on the exterior ledge of the third floor when he fell due to the failure of the metal grating he was standing on.
The renovation company Yi Xiang Renovation was identified as the occupier of the unit, and it was noted that the worker was hired directly by them instead of through Gain City.
Gain City stated that the individual was working alone and outside of his scheduled hours without the company’s awareness. They noted that the man failed to wear a safety harness, which is a violation of the company’s safety protocols.
Additionally, there was personal protective equipment, including a harness, available in the vehicle he had driven to the industrial site, the report added.
A spokesperson from the Ministry of Manpower stated that “As a general safety measure, workers must be provided with a personal fall-arrest system, comprising a full-body harness. Workers must also be secured to suitable anchor points when working at areas with fall-from-height risks.”
The ministry is currently investigating the incident.
WORKPLACE INCIDENTS :
- In 2023, Singapore recorded its lowest workplace fatality rate, with 36 workers dying on the job, marking a 21.7% decrease from 46 deaths in 2022.
- The workplace fatality rate fell to 0.99 per 100,000 workers, down from 1.3 in the previous year, marking the first occasion it dipped below one, excluding 2020 due to the pandemic.
- The major injury rate was also reduced, with about 16 major injuries reported for every 100,000 workers, representing the lowest rate in a decade.
- The construction and transportation/storage sectors experienced a decline in combined fatal and major injury rates. The manufacturing sector, however, was highlighted for having the highest combined fatal and major injury rates.
- The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) released this information in its annual workplace safety and health report on March 27.
- Achieving a workplace fatality rate below one per 100,000 workers was a target set by Singapore for 2028.
- Only a few countries—Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, and Britain—have consistently maintained a workplace fatality rate below this threshold.
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