A male worker at the construction site of the Royal Theater Building in North Point was killed by a collapsed wall this morning (6th). The Labour Department alleged that he was suspected of being hit by falling bricks from another building demolition site nearby. He was sent to the hospital where he was certified dead.
According to a colleague of the deceased, at the time of the incident, four workers were instructed to disassemble the iron plate used to reinforce the wall on a half-storey scaffold below the ground. Suddenly dust and debris fell from the sky. Everyone knew they were not good. The victim jumped from the shed to escape, but the victim was unable to avoid it. He was hit head-on by a brick wall on the fourth floor of the "Tiangongtai" site. The bricks were shattered. The victim suffered multiple injuries and fell to the ground for a while, unexpectedly. Another brick wall fell, and the victim was hit again and eventually lost consciousness. "After the next wave, there was no reaction," and he died after being sent to the hospital.
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A colleague said that he and three workers, including the 34-year-old man surnamed Dai, went to the Huangdu Theater Building site today to remove the iron plates used to reinforce the outer wall of Tiangongtai.
My colleague started the demolition project last Saturday (4th), and today is the first day for the deceased to join.
Before the start of work, they attended a briefing, listened to matters needing attention, and were distributed safety equipment such as helmets and seat belts.
According to him, the iron plate was originally used to consolidate the outer wall of the Tiangongtai which had not yet been demolished earlier. Later, the demolition of the Tiangongtai began, and the iron plate was useless, so it could be removed.
The incident occurred at about 8:50 in the morning. They were working on a scaffold about half a story high on the grounds of the Huangdu Theater Building. They were all wearing safety equipment. At first there was nothing unusual and there was no conversation between them.
At this time, dust and rubble fell from the sky suddenly, "Something was scattered." They felt bad, and immediately took off their seat belts and jumped directly from the scaffold to the ground. Three of them escaped in time, but they were only two minutes away from their colleagues. The individual Dai could not avoid it. He was hit by a brick wall on the 4th floor of the site adjacent to "Tiangongtai". There was a loud noise, "He wears a helmet, but his face, body, My heart and mouth are hurt, and my face is pierced."
After being hit, Dai fell to the ground, "(body) shocked for a while," and soon another wave of brick walls slammed down. Tan was hit again, and then he fell into a coma with no response at all.
A colleague described the brick wall as about 1 and a half meters to 2 meters in size, and it was completely broken after the impact.
The other three workers were also hit by fragments because they were wearing hard hats, but fortunately they were not injured by "only wearing crooked top hats." Colleagues said frankly that "good luck, everyone is standing differently", otherwise I am afraid it will be difficult for myself. Escaped.
My colleagues are deeply sorry for Dai's misfortune.
He continued that he had not received prior notice from Tiangongtai that there would be a demolition of the wall today. He doubted that someone had not notified the staff at the Huangdu Theater Building site in advance, which caused the workers to have an accident without warning. , Workers will never dismantle iron plates at the location of the incident.
He also believes that, according to the industry's work rules, the wall body needs to be pulled down into the building when the wall is demolished. He does not understand why the outer wall of the accident will be pushed down and hit the site of the Huangdu Theater Building.
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The Labour Department stated that it is highly concerned about the fatal work accident that occurred at a building demolition site in North Point this morning. In the accident, a male worker was suspected of being hit by bricks from another building demolition site nearby while working on the exterior wall of the building demolition site. He was certified dead after being sent to hospital.
The Labour Department is very sad about the death of a worker in the accident and expresses its deepest condolences to his family members.
The spokesman continued that upon learning of the accident, the Labour Department had immediately dispatched staff to the scene of the accident to investigate.
The Labour Department has issued "Suspension Notices" to the relevant contractors on the two sites involved, suspending all work in the relevant work areas of the site involved, and carrying out building demolition and waste cleaning on adjacent sites until the Labour Department is satisfied with the construction The company has taken measures to eliminate the relevant hazards before resuming work.
The spokesman continued that the Labour Department is investigating at full speed to determine the cause of the accident, to find out the legal responsibilities of the responsible holders, and to propose improvement measures.
If the investigation finds any violations, it will definitely be dealt with in accordance with the law.
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