A deadly industrial accident occurred in Yau Tong yesterday (14th). 55-year-old ironworker Lu Weiying suspected that he used "air medium" to cut the I-shaped iron at the "Jingjin Construction" site at No. 10 Tung Yuen Street. One of the I-shaped irons was about 1.2 meters above the ground. He fell from a position of 1.3 meters and pinned Lu Nan's upper body. It took about an hour for the firefighters to rescue Lu Nan and send him to the hospital for emergency treatment. Unfortunately, he died in the hospital.
Jing Jin is the contractor of the Dong Yuen Street site. Affected by Anderson Road's scale accident, the site was also suspended from the use of scales by the Labor Department, and was once suspended.
In mid-October, 200 workers at the site demonstrated to demand resumption of work. The Labor Department revoked the "temporary suspension notice" for 9 sites in Jingjin in batches from late October. Unexpectedly, within two months after the "ban" was lifted, the site on Dong Yuen Street was seized. fatal industrial accident.
At the beginning of September, 3 people were killed and 6 were injured in an accident involving the scales at Anderson Road. Afterwards, the Labor Department issued a "Notice of Temporary Work Suspension" to a total of 10 sites under Jing Jin to stop the operation of the scales in the sites. The site on Tung Yuen Street in Yau Tong was also affected.
Due to the inability to use the scale at the site, other types of work were also affected without work. In mid-October, at least 6 sites under Jingjin broke out. 200 workers participated in the demonstration.
Mid-October: Demonstration site at Tung Yuen Street, Yau Tong
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When the Labor Department responded to the inquiry of "Hong Kong 01" at the beginning of the month, it stated that the prescription had withdrawn the "temporary suspension notices" of Jingjin's nine construction sites with tower cranes in batches and orderly from late October to early November. Nine sites including Yuan Street can be reopened for resumption of work. Unexpectedly, less than two months after the resumption of work, another fatal industrial accident occurred.
As for the three tower cranes installed at the Anderson Road construction site, after review, the prescription also revoked the "temporary suspension notice" of two of the tower cranes on November 29 and December 5, so that the relevant contractors could Disassemble the two tower cranes.
However, the Temporary Stop Work Notice for tower cranes involved in accidents remains in force.
Fatal Work Injury in Yau Tong│Male worker was crushed by a giant iron and his wife was crying: I don’t think we will see the last scene in Yau Tong.Deadly work injury│Male worker was crushed by a giant iron and his wife cried for the site cleaner. The son returned to Hong Kong after hearing the news A male worker in Yau Tong was crushed by a giant iron during the removal of the I-shaped iron. He was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment and passed away. At least 5 construction sites exploded and hundreds of people begged to resume work