Following last Monday (13th), a gondola accident occurred on Conduit Road in Mid-Levels, and another gondola accident occurred in Kaudu Mountain today (25th). The two female workers suddenly tipped while riding the gondola, from the 25th floor. He fell two floors and was trapped, but luckily he was not injured.
It is reported that a dump truck passed by on the ground at the time and was involved in an accident on a steel index hanging from one of the gondolas.
In the pictures taken at the scene, the roof hanger was pulled up and the bottom was stuck on the roof fence. If it fell to the ground, the consequences would be unimaginable. Some trade union representatives bluntly said that the hanger did not fall, and it was a "good job". Properly enclosed, no vehicles should pass by and the steel cables should be taken away, so site management issues should be investigated.
As can be seen in the pictures at the scene, the bases on the left and right sides of the gondola were pulled up and stuck on the roof fence.
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At about 2 o'clock this afternoon, the police received a report of a new housing estate under construction at No. 18, Laiping Road, Jiudu Mountain. When two female workers took a gondola to clean the outer wall from the 25th floor, a dump truck passed downstairs. One of the gondolas was caught by the hanging rope, the gondola was pulled and suddenly tipped, and fell from the 25th floor to the 23rd floor. The two female workers were trapped in the air and called for help. The workers were alarmed and called the police. The female worker was fortunately safe.
It is understood that the hangers on the left and right sides of the roof were suddenly pulled up during the accident. As can be seen in the pictures at the scene, the bottom of the hangers, together with a number of metal heavy objects, were stuck in the position of the roof fence.
After the fire rescue team arrived at the scene to fix the gondola, they rescued two female workers from the lower window.
Qiu Huakang, deputy director of the Hong Kong Construction Industry Registered Trade Unions Federation of Trade Unions, pointed out that the accidental gondola was of a "suspension beam" design, but it was different from the design of the gondolas in the two fatal accidents in the middle of this month. The middle gondola goes up and down on the ground, and the distance between the gondola and the building is preset, so there is no need to move back and forth with pulleys.
The gondola is connected by the main steel cable and the backup steel cable, respectively, connected to the motor and the fall arrester on the roof, and then supported by the hanger on the roof commonly known as the "car frame". The steel cable with a certain length will hang to the ground. position and secure it with a heavy object.
The ground area should be properly enclosed
Qiu Huakang said that the ground working area of the normal gondola should be properly enclosed to avoid accidents caused by items falling from the top during the construction period. Therefore, no one should pass under the gondola at will, and no vehicles should pass by and connect the steel cables. Swept away, he believes that the site management problem should be investigated clearly.
Qiu also pointed out that from the photo of the roof, the "car frame" was pulled up by Juli and tilted to the side. Fortunately, it was stuck on the fence and did not fall off. It was a "good luck". , there is a chance of causing more serious casualties.
Jiudushan gondola accident, two female workers were injured on the 23rd floor of the gondola for half a day | Accidental footage revealed that the steel cable suddenly broke away from the support and the gondola tipped and fell to the gondola. Two dead work injuries | or process error
