At about 8 am today (7th), a fatal industrial accident occurred in Jade Garden, No. 105 Robinson Road, Mid-levels of Hong Kong Island. A 56-year-old worker surnamed Hong fell from the 10th floor during the demolition work at the site and was seriously injured. He was sent to hospital Confirmed death.
The Labour Department immediately dispatched personnel to the scene upon receipt of the report, and is investigating the cause of the accident.
According to sources, 25 workers were carrying out demolition work at the site at 8:00 this morning. The male worker involved and a worker were dismantling walls and clearing mud on the 10th floor rooftop.
It is known that a hole of about 1 meter by 1 meter is dug on each floor from the roof to the ground, so that the workers can dump the mud directly to the ground.
At the time of the incident, the entrance of the hole was not surrounded by a fence. The male worker involved accidentally tripped over the entrance of the hole and fell directly to the ground from the entrance on the 10th floor.
Workers who witnessed the incident immediately reported to the police for help.
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After preliminary investigation, the police believe that the male victim accidentally fell to the ground from the 10th floor of the upper site, but the cause of death is to be determined after an autopsy, and the case is now classified as an industrial accident.
The Labour Department said it is investigating a fatal work accident in Mid-Levels in the morning in which a man died.
The Labour Department immediately dispatched personnel to the scene after receiving the report, and is investigating the cause of the accident.
Mid-Levels Deadly Work Injury｜Male worker at Mid-Levels Emerald Garden site fell off a building and died in hospital