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Life-threatening work injury│The Kai Tak site was sentenced to fall into a pit and died two cases a week without immediate alarm. The union was angry

2020-07-24T09:04:11.281Z


Another 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, the 54-year-old male worker surnamed Zheng fell into a coma when he was rescued. In serious condition, he 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. In addition, together with the accident, 4 fatal work injuries occurred at the Kai Tak site within a month. It is understood that the 54-year-old deceased was the contractor of the site subcontractor, Shang Junhong Machinery Engineering Co., Ltd., who was mainly responsible for the subcontracting of the gate, piling, welding and fence slabs of the site involved. "Hong Kong 01" called Junhong Mechanical Engineering Co., Ltd. to inquire about the incident, and the other party said, "It is not convenient to answer any questions.


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Written by: Peng Kaixin Cai Zhengbang Ni Libi

2020-07-24 13:47

Last update date: 2020-07-24 16:57

Another 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, the 54-year-old male worker surnamed Zheng fell into a coma when he was rescued. In serious condition, he 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. In addition, together with the accident, 4 fatal work injuries occurred at the Kai Tak site within a month.

It is understood that the 54-year-old deceased was the contractor of the site subcontractor, Shang Junhong Machinery Engineering Co., Ltd., who was mainly responsible for the subcontracting of the gate, piling, welding and fence slabs of the site involved. "Hong Kong 01" called Junhong Mechanical Engineering Co., Ltd. to inquire about the incident, and the other party said, "It is not convenient to answer any questions.

A male worker at the Kai Tak site fell into a two-meter pit and died. (Readers provide pictures)

A reporter from "Hong Kong 01" asked the police. The police said that they had not received any reports yesterday. At about 3 o'clock this afternoon, the police responded that they received a referral from the relevant department at about 10 o'clock this morning, stating that a 54-year-old male worker surnamed Zheng was working on a construction site on Cheng Fung Road yesterday when the ground about 2 meters by 2 meters suddenly sank. The male worker and a machine weighing about one ton were suspected of falling into a hole about 2 meters deep. The male worker was overwhelmed by the machine and was rescued by his colleagues. The male worker was injured sober and was sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment, where he was later certified dead. The police went to the construction site today to investigate. After preliminary investigations, it is believed that the incident is not suspicious. The case is an industrial accident. The cause of death is to be determined after an autopsy.

The fire department responded that at 12:58 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. According to the guidelines for any fatal industrial accident, the contractor involved must report to the prescription within 24 hours after the accident, otherwise it is illegal.

It is understood that there was no immediate alarm at the site involved, but an ambulance was called to the scene. (Provided by readers)

The site involved is located on Cheng Fung Road, Kai Tak Development Area (lot 4C, Area 2, Lot 6552). (Photo by Cai Zhengbang)

Seen from the aerial footage, the pit suspected to be involved has been filled. (Photo by Cai Zhengbang)

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 the work rights association was very angry that the site did not report to the police immediately after the accident and wanted to report life-threatening work-related injuries. The right to report can protect the rights and interests of workers. In addition, the police can enter immediately. Internal investigations ensure that the evidence at the scene will not be destroyed, and the Labour Department can immediately intervene in the investigation. "It is not ideal to do so." Siu Chien-wen also said that there was a work-related injury at 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."

Gongquan will be deeply saddened by the accident. It has sent staff to understand and try to contact family members, hoping to provide them with appropriate assistance. According to the knowledge of the Workers' Rights Association, the site was undergoing pile drilling at the time of the accident, but the ground suddenly collapsed, causing a worker to fall into a hole about 3 meters deep. After the incident, the police, labor department, media, etc. did not receive relevant information immediately, and the Workers' Rights Association could only learn about the accident through sources. It questioned whether the site had not notified relevant departments immediately and whether it deliberately concealed and ignored the lives of workers Safety. The Workers' Rights Association stated that the accident was the second fatal industrial accident that occurred in the "Jianhong Foundation" within 10 days. Together with the site accident at Happy Valley in April, there have been three fatal work injuries in just three months.

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Together with this accident, there were four fatal work injuries in Kai Tak in the past month:

On June 27, a 41-year-old Indian male worker was working on a scaffold in a commercial building site in Muyuan Street, Kaide. A huge 10-ton I-shaped iron suddenly broke, destroying the scaffolding of the building and pulling the victim. under. The victim flew down to the second floor with a scaffold, was crushed by bamboo sticks and debris, and died on the spot.

On July 14, at a construction site on Chengfeng Road in Kai Tak, a 42-year-old male worker Huang Hongjun was fixing a 4-ton long pipe. The pipe suddenly loosened and pressed his upper body. Huang Hongjun fell into a coma and sent him off. After the hospital, he was fatally injured by multiple injuries.

On July 21st, the Central Kowloon Trunk Tunnel site at the junction of Kai Tak Chengkai Road and Songhuangtai Road was about 20 meters deep underground. While 7 workers were carrying out reinforcement work, the upper layer of about 1.5 meters high and 22 tons of heavy steel support suddenly collapsed. The 51-year-old worker, surnamed Zhou, was hit hard and fell into a coma when he was rescued. He was rushed by ambulance to the United Hospital and was certified dead.

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Source: hk1

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