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Written by: Peng Kaixin Cai Zhengbang
2020-07-24 13:47
Last update date: 2020-07-24 13:47Another fatal work injury occurred in the Kai Tak Development Area. Yesterday (23rd) at 12 o'clock in the afternoon, on a construction site on Cheng Fung Road, Kai Tak Development Zone (Lot No. 6552, District 4C, No. 2), a male worker was standing at a height when he was working. Falling into a deep pit, he fell into a coma when he was rescued in a serious condition and was certified dead after being sent to hospital. It is understood that the contractor on the site involved did not report to the police immediately after the incident, but called an ambulance to the scene. This was the second fatal work injury that did not report to the police immediately.
A reporter from "Hong Kong 01" asked the police, and the police said they had not received any relevant reports. The fire department responded that at 12:28 pm yesterday, the Fire Communication Center received a call stating that someone had fallen from a height in a construction site near the pier on Shing Fung Road in Kai Tak. The fire ambulance A376 arrived at 1:07 pm At 1:20, the site was separated, and a comatose man was sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for rescue at 1:32.
According to the Labour Department, yesterday afternoon, a man was standing on an object in a construction site No. 2, Area 4C, Lot 6552, Kai Tak Development Area. The site was suspected of sinking. The man fell from a height and was injured and sent to Queen Elizabeth. Hospital rescue.
It is understood that there was no immediate alarm at the site involved, but an ambulance was called to the scene. (Provided by readers)
This incident was the second fatal work-related injury that was not dealt with immediately by the police this week. On Monday (20th), a 24-year-old man was sent to hospital after suspected electric shock at a site on Wang Chin Street, Kowloon Bay. At that time, the site involved also did not report to the police immediately, but called an ambulance to send the injured to hospital.
Hsiao Qianwen, director-general of the Industrial Injury Rights Association, said that when the site did not report to the police immediately after the accident and wanted to report life-threatening work-related injuries, the Workers’ Rights Association was very angry, because immediate reporting can protect the rights of workers and the police can enter immediately Internal investigations ensured that the evidence at the scene would not be destroyed. It also prevented the Labour Department from immediately intervening in the investigation. “It’s not ideal to do that.” Siu Chien-wen also said that there was a work-related injury on the construction site yesterday, but there was no way to prove it. You need to verify the incident from different channels. "If you are a responsible contractor, you should report it immediately."
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