Accident at the Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse｜The Widow lamented that the number of pigs slaughtered during the Chinese New Year increased by 2,000. The dead husband worked overtime and slaughtered by hand

On Friday (20th), a rare tragedy occurred at the Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse. While slaughtering pigs, Cai Yaweng, the 61-year-old slaughterhouse supervisor, was kicked by the revived pig after the electric shock and fell down.

The deceased was one of the directors of the Federation of Trade Unions. Many members of the Legislative Council of the Federation of Trade Unions contacted the widow’s family today (21st) and learned from his wife that due to the Chinese New Year pork market, the deceased had to work overtime, and even switched from machines to Butchers are slaughtered by hand, and the labor union urges the industry to add more equipment.

The Federation of Trade Unions has sent condolences to the survivors and assisted in applying for accident insurance of the Federation of Trade Unions.

A number of members of the Legislative Council of the Federation of Trade Unions contacted the widow's family today (21st).

(Huang Guo, Chairman of the Staff Federation of the Legislative Council, Facebook)

The number of pigs slaughtered during festivals has increased from 3,000 to 5,000

Guo Weiqiang, member of the Legislative Council of the Federation of Trade Unions, contacted the widow today (21st) together with a number of trade union representatives. Mrs. Cai was saddened by the accident. She revealed that due to the holidays, the demand for supply increased, and the slaughtering volume increased from 3,000 per day. , increased to 5,000, questioning the lack of equipment.

As a result, the mechanical production line could not cope with it and had to be slaughtered manually. The deceased was originally on the night shift and had to work overtime and extra work.

Earlier, people in the industry pointed out that during the manual slaughtering process, two people were required to handle the electric shock and bloodletting butchering process, but only the deceased person worked in the accident, which made people concerned about the shortage of manpower.

Guo said that employers are aware of the working environment, and the Federation of Trade Unions will continue to contact the contractor of the Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse to follow up on the accident and assist the family members in handling the affairs of the deceased.

Cai Taipan hopes society respects the hard work of frontline workers in the slaughtering industry

Member of the Legislative Council and chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions, Huang Guo, posted on Facebook that the New Year's Eve is a festive day for the whole family to gather together to celebrate the New Year. For Mrs. Tsai's family, the accident is heartbreaking.

The Federation of Trade Unions has sent condolences and assistance in applying for accident insurance for the Federation of Trade Unions.

He quoted Mrs. Choi as saying that she was very unhappy with some cold and unfair remarks. She described the work in the slaughterhouse as hard work and poor environment. Frontline workers sometimes have to work overtime, especially during Chinese New Year.

They worked so hard that they hoped that everyone would have pork to eat and that their families would live a better life. They hoped that the society would respect the hard work of frontline workers.

The incident happened at around 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Cai Yaweng (61 years old), the male supervisor of the slaughterhouse who has been working for 24 years, shocked a pig with electric shock for about 3 seconds in the Sheung Shui slaughterhouse, and then held a 40 cm meat cleaver in his left hand. The stunned pigs were suspected of waking up and struggling. Cai was kicked by a pig's trotter and fell, accidentally injuring the artery of his left rear knee with a sharp knife.

He was still awake at the beginning, he asked his colleagues for help and told the story of the incident, but in the end he was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment and died due to suspected blood loss.

It is understood that Cai Yaweng and his wife have a pair of sons, and the two have already been born.

While slaughtering a pig in his 60s, the supervisor of the slaughterhouse was kicked by a pig's trotter and fell down. The meat cleaver in his hand accidentally injured a leg artery and was sent to the hospital where he died.

(Photo by Cai Zhengbang)

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