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Fatal work injury in Yau Tong│Male worker was crushed to death by giant iron, wife weeps: I don’t think we will see the last time

2022-12-14T12:59:32.809Z


"I thought it was a big deal that I would lose both hands and feet. I guess I won't be able to see the last side, and I won't be able to say a word." 55-year-old ironworker Lu Weiying (Ying Ge) today (14th) in the "Jinjian Construction" at No. 10 Tung Yuen Street, Yau Tong


"I thought it was a big deal that I would lose both hands and feet. I guess I won't be able to see the last side, and I won't be able to say a word."

55-year-old iron worker Lu Weiying (Ying Ge) was working alone on the B1 floor of the "Jingjin Construction" building construction site at No. 10 Tung Yuen Street, Yau Tong today (14th). He was sent to the United Hospital for emergency treatment, but unfortunately died.

After the incident, Mrs. Lu rushed to the hospital to find out, but unexpectedly received the sad news of her death, and lamented that she would never be able to meet and talk to her husband again.

Mrs. Lu said sadly that her husband was honest and hardworking, and he was careful in his work. He was never injured. Unexpectedly, he was killed in an accident this time. After learning about his father's accident, his son who was preparing for the exam in the Mainland temporarily put aside his studies and hurried back to Hong Kong to deal with it. What happened after the death of the father.


The family of three who had a happy life suddenly suffered misfortune and lost their good husband and father forever. It was no coincidence that Ying's 88-year-old mother felt unwell on the same day and was sent to the same hospital. separated.

Everyone worried that the old man's emotions would affect his health after hearing the news of the death, so he dared not tell. Mrs. Lu hoped that the company and "Jingjin Construction" could explain what happened clearly, and let the family members understand.


Lu Weiying, a 55-year-old iron worker, was accused of being cautious in his work and had never been injured. Unexpectedly, he was killed in an accident this time.

(Photo provided by Mrs. Lu)

When Mrs. Lu was interviewed at night, she was still very sad, with tears in her eyes and sobbed from time to time. She recalled that her husband was taciturn, never smoked or drank, and at most drank tea with her and walked the streets. He had no other hobbies. She also pointed out that her husband had been in the ironware industry for more than 20 years , is honest and hard-working, and has an excellent reputation in the industry. "When the boss is in a hurry, he will call him ... he will not trust him." Sometimes he does not have a holiday because of rush work.

Mrs. Lu pointed out that her husband was careful and had never reported a work-related injury. He had a stable job from nine to five, with a monthly salary of about 40,000 yuan. Her biggest wish was for her son to succeed, so she spared no expense to support her son's education. Before the incident, his 25-year-old son was in Jinan. The university is applying for the postgraduate entrance examination of the Department of Economics, and is actively preparing for the exam, not daring to live up to his father's wishes.

When Mrs. Lu was interviewed at night, she was still very sad, sobbing from time to time with tears in her eyes.

(Photo by Lin Zhenhua)

Mrs. Lu said that her husband had worked on the site involved in the incident before, and it was only one day or two days. When the incident happened, he returned to the construction site to start work on the first day. When he was eating, he received a call from his husband about the accident, and felt distressed on the spot, " I thought it would be a big deal that I would lose my hands and feet, and I would never see the last time, and I would not be able to speak a word."

Mrs. Lu herself did not want to affect her son's studies, so she dared not tell her husband's death news to her son, but her son had already learned about it from the news, so she returned to Hong Kong today to assist in handling the death of her father. "Tomorrow (15th) afternoon, I will have a meeting with "Jingjin Architecture", hoping to know what happened to my husband.

Lu Weiying, a 55-year-old ironworker, was crushed by a giant iron during the construction site of the "Jingjin Construction" building at No. 10 Dongyuan Street, and eventually died.

(Photo by Huang Weimin)

Brother Ying’s third brother said that his brother was the second in line. His 88-year-old mother and his third son lived in Kowloon Bay. The mother was sent to the hospital because of feeling unwell the same morning. She happened to be sent to the United Hospital like the second brother, but died all her life. Sending off to the black-headed man is worried that the old man will be emotional after knowing the news of his son's death, which will affect his health, so he still dare not tell.

Fatal work injury in Yau Tong│Male worker was crushed to death by a giant iron, his wife cried for the site cleaner and his son returned to Hong Kong after hearing the news

Source: hk1

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