A fatal work injury occurred in Western District today (18th). Two tree repairers climbed onto the lift platform to trim trees this morning. The crane arm of the lift platform suddenly broke, resulting in a tragedy of one death and one injury.
It is known that both of them were technicians in the Tree Section of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Among them, the 55-year-old female technician who died was the breadwinner and left three children. Unexpectedly, an accident broke up a good family.
The eldest said that the cause of the accident was not yet clear, and the department staff had not yet explained the compensation matters. He pointed out that Tianhui met with relevant representatives to discuss.
The three government departments including the Leisure and Cultural Services Department expressed their deep condolences for the death of female technicians and extended condolences to their families, stating that they would try their best to provide them with the assistance they need.
At about 9 am this morning, two staff of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department boarded the elevator platform to trim the trees at the junction of Water Street and Third Street in Western District.
During the period, the jib was suspected to be broken by mechanical failure, and the two staff members plunged 4 meters from a height of about 7 meters with the lifting platform, violently shaking the engineering body.
A 55-year-old female worker surnamed Zeng was once trapped in the lift platform and in the air. She fell into a coma and was rescued by the fire. She was sent to hospital and died.
Another 46-year-old employee surnamed Chen also suffered a rib fracture and was sent to hospital for treatment.
According to sources, both of them are tree staff members of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, who are directly hired by the Department and belong to the civil service establishment.
Among them, the deceased woman has been employed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department for more than 10 years. In recent years, she has been transferred to the Hong Kong West Tree Group to work, including pruning trees.
The deceased's son: his mother joined the government in the 1990s as the backbone of the economy
Mr. Liu, the son of the deceased woman, revealed to "Hong Kong 01" that his mother joined the government in the 1990s, before serving in the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, and transferred to the current department of the LCSD eight years ago.
Although Mr. Liu and his younger sister are adults, they are still studying. His 60-year-old father has retired and occasionally worked as a casual worker. Liu pointed out that his mother is the breadwinner of the family, so the future economic situation of the family is also unknown.
Mr. Liu also pointed out that the staff of the department where the mother worked has not yet explained the compensation matters. He pointed out that Tianhui had a meeting with the relevant representatives to discuss. At present, the family members are still not calm and very confused. The cause of the accident and the mother’s death are not yet clear. “There is no reason to hang the arm. It will come down." He also claimed that according to my mother’s colleague, my mother was still breathing when trapped in the console, but she fell into a coma when she was rescued and sent to the hospital.
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3Government departments mourn the Leisure and Cultural Services Department: Two employees wear appropriate safety equipment
Secretary for Civil Service Nie Dequan, Secretary for Home Affairs Xu Yingwei, and Director of Leisure and Cultural Services Liu Mingguang respectively issued press releases in response to the incident, alleging that a female technician belonging to the West Tree Section of Hong Kong died during her duty and expressed her grief and deepest feelings. Condolences, and extend our deep condolences to the families of the deceased.
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department continued that at the time of the incident, two employees of the West Tree Group in Hong Kong were wearing suitable safety equipment. The cause of the accident is still under investigation. The department has contacted the families of the employees who died on duty and will try their best to provide them with the necessary assistance.
The three also expressed their condolences to the injured colleague and hoped that he would recover soon.
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