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Industrial Accident|Inventory 5 people died of work in half a month, nearly 3 days, one case per day, most of them are the mainstay of the economy

2022-12-15T04:17:31.262Z


An industrial accident occurred at the Kwai Chung Container Terminal today (15th). A man was seriously injured suspected of being caused by a gas explosion. He died after being rescued. Checking the data, together with the accident this morning, there have been 5 work-related deaths in Hong Kong in half a month, especially


An industrial accident occurred at the Kwai Chung Container Terminal today (15th). A man was seriously injured suspected of being caused by a gas explosion. He died after being rescued.

Checking the data, together with the accident this morning, there have been 5 work-related deaths in Hong Kong in the past half month, especially in the past 3 days, almost one case occurred every day.


In addition to the accident at the Kwai Chung Container Terminal at about 9:00 this morning, at about 11:30 am yesterday (14th), at a construction site on Tung Yuen Street in Yau Tong, it was suspected that an I-beam fell when it was being removed, and a man The welding workers were pinned down by the giant iron, and a large number of rescue personnel arrived on the scene, including the collapse search and rescue team of the Fire Services Department.

It took about an hour. When the male worker was rescued, he was seriously injured and unconscious. He was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment and finally died.

The day before yesterday, that is, at noon on December 13, a Pakistani worker, Mohammad Shahzad, fell from a height of about 3 meters during the construction of a three-storey house at No. 42A Kadoorie Road, Kadoorie Hill, Homantin, and suffered head injuries. He was sent to hospital and died.

It is understood that the 42-year-old male deceased and his Filipino wife had three young children, aged 6, 4 and 2 respectively. The deceased was on the first day of work at the site when the accident occurred.

In addition, at about 4 pm last Thursday (8th), a serious industrial accident also occurred at the site of the Seaport Warehouse Company on Wanghouyang Street, Tuen Mun. The car was overwhelmed and overturned, causing the I-shaped iron to hit a worker on the head. The worker was severely injured and unconscious. He was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment and eventually died.

As for last Monday (5th) at around 7:00 p.m., a serious traffic accident occurred on To Kwa Wan Road near San Shan Road. A driving taxi suddenly turned to the left, lost control and crashed into a bicycle, pushing the cyclist forward to the intersection The bottom of the container truck ahead.

The rider was reported to be a 47-year-old Indian delivery man. He was seriously injured and unconscious. He was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment and died at about 7 o'clock the next morning.

Kadoorie Hill Industrial Accident|The first day of construction, the scaffolding worker stumbled and died, 3 children, the youngest 2 years old, will open the blue tunnel to traffic|Two industrial accidents caused 1 death and 3 injuries. Trade unions: Don’t forget the sacrifices of the workers. Industrial accidents frequently kill The labor union questioned the effect of the Labor Department's "Occupational Safety Alert". The construction industry killed industrial accidents and reached a new high. The Ombudsman took the initiative to investigate the Labor Department, Buildings Department, Development Bureau, serious industrial accidents, and frequent work-related injuries. What price?

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Source: hk1

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