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Written by: Peng Kaixin, Deng Boliang, Chen Xiwen
2020-07-21 13:07
Last update date: 2020-07-21 13:11A fatal work injury occurred at a site on Wang Chin Street in Kowloon Bay yesterday. A 24-year-old male nail board worker was electrocuted during work. After investigation by the Labour Department, it is believed that the deceased was moving a wire of an arc welding machine during the incident and suspected that he was electrocuted and died. This (21st) morning, the family, relatives and friends of the deceased went to the Fushan mortuary to recognize the corpse. When everyone left, they looked sad. The mother of the deceased was still sad and painful when she stepped out of the mortuary, and she needed to be supported by her companions. The Workers' Rights Association will meet with the Labour Department today with family members.
Through relatives and friends, the parents of the deceased "Adi" were divorced when he was young. After his father returned to live in the mainland, Adi and his mother depended on each other. Growing up in a single-parent family, his mother used to work as a printing worker, salesperson, etc., earning a weak income to rent a house, teach books, and raise Adi with hard work. Unexpectedly, there was bad news yesterday and his son was electrocuted.
The mother of the deceased was emotional and needed support from relatives and friends. (Photo by Chen Xiwen)
Relatives and friends said that after graduating from high school, Adi studied for several years at the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE), and then studied in the construction industry. His first job was as a pegboard worker. Because of his higher income, Adi would hand in a check after paying the grain. Deal with her mother, use her salary to support the family, reduce her mother's burden, relatives and friends praised Adi for being filial. But more than a year ago, the two mothers and sons were finally allocated public housing. "Ama sees Azai's nature, but she has nothing to do."
It is understood that when the incident occurred yesterday, Adi and his coworkers were working in the basement of the post office. Suddenly there was concrete falling on their heads. At the same time, a wire used for the arc welding machine fell with the concrete. Soon after, Adi fainted and he was unknown. Whether it touches the wire. When the workers found out, they immediately shouted for help and pressured him. Only after shouting for help for more than 10 minutes, someone lifted Adi from the basement to the ground. An ambulance arrived at 3:55 pm Sent to the hospital for emergency treatment, but died at 4:41 pm.
It is reported that at that time, workers had notified the site safety officer that there was an accident, but no police had been seen, and it was suspected that someone had not called the police. A source said that the site safety officer "destroyed the evidence at the scene."
The site involved is located at Wang Chin Street, Kowloon Bay. (Photo by Lin Zhenhua)
At about 4 pm yesterday, the Industrial Injury Rights Association was notified by the United Hospital that a 24-year-old male worker surnamed Xu was electrocuted while working on a government building site in Kowloon Bay. After the incident, "Hong Kong 01" enquired with the police, and the police said that they had not received any relevant reports. It was not until the report was published that the police received a report at 7:43 pm. It is understood that the safety officer of the site involved learned that the worker was electrocuted in the afternoon and found that the worker was unconscious, so he notified the Fire Department and an ambulance took the worker to the United Hospital for rescue, but the worker died at 4:41 pm. The incident was reported by the police officer on duty by the United Hospital. The Fire Services Department received a report of discomfort at 3:52 yesterday. A person on Wang Chin Street was unwell and was sent to hospital by ambulance for treatment.
The Workers' Rights Association did not immediately report the incident after the accident, but the practice of calling an ambulance was inappropriate, which was not conducive to law enforcement agencies to investigate the cause of the accident.
The site involved is located at Wang Chin Street, Kowloon Bay, the project name is "Relocation of Hongkong Post Headquarters", and the contractor is Jingjin Construction Co., Ltd. "Hong Kong 01" is consulting the contractor, Jingjin Construction Co., Ltd. about the incident.
[Fatal work injury] A 24-year-old male worker in Kowloon Bay was electrocuted to death by the union bombing the site involved without immediate alarm
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