Two workers were injured when a gondola fell into the Federation Garden in the Mid-levels of Hong Kong Island. At 9 am today (14th), relatives and friends of the two deceased Li Yaohui (52 years old) and Weng Weiwen (56 years old) went to the mortuary in Sai Wan to identify their bodies , left sadly around 11 o'clock and did not respond.
It is understood that the two deceased were surveyors sent by a notary office to teach the contractors and workers to operate the gondolas. Engineers were present at the time. Unexpectedly, during the trial of the two people, the steel cable suddenly broke and the boat fell on the spot. Severely injured.
It is understood that the two deceased originally installed gondolas on the ground, but due to the narrow ground at the site, they were installed on the rooftop. As a result, they went to the rooftop to teach workers to operate the gondolas, which unexpectedly happened.
Qiu Huakang, deputy director of the Hong Kong Construction Industry Registered Specialized Trade Unions Federation, said that the gondola involved in this incident is a suspended gondola, which is generally used for exterior wall maintenance works. It can carry 250 kilograms, enough to carry two people. The gondola has a total of four steel cables, two of which are auxiliary cables and are equipped with fall arresters. Once the gondola falls suddenly, the fall arresters will lock the gondola. rare.
Qiu said that another puzzling point is that although the two deceased were wearing seat belts, the safety ropes were broken. Under normal circumstances, the safety ropes will fasten the building fixtures to prevent the gondola from falling suddenly, and the people and the boat falling. There were casualties, but the ropes and safety belts of the gondola did not work this time, which is extremely unusual. We urge the Labour Department to investigate the cause thoroughly.
The Industrial Casualty Rights Association stated that this morning, the staff accompanied the family of the deceased to the mortuary in Sai Wan to claim the body, and thanked the public and all parties for their attention and donations to help the family get through the urgent need.
According to sources, engineers at the accident site inspected the structure of the gondola. The two deceased were tested on the gondola and taught other workers to use the gondola.
There is a chance that the gondola needs to be installed and tested at a high place due to the limitation of the unexpected site location, which cannot be carried out near the ground.
At the same time, it is also possible that the design of the entire assembly was not secure enough, which caused the gondola to fall.
Two workers fell and died on the spot.
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The incident happened at around 11 am yesterday (13th), the two deceased persons were suspected to be preparing for the repair of the outer wall of the building. They had just boarded the gondola and instructed other workers to operate the gondola. About the 20th floor (about 60 meters high) fell to the ground and died on the spot.
The Labour Department has issued a "Suspension Notice" to the relevant contractor or employer to stop the erection, alteration, dismantling and use of suspended working platforms on the premises.
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