Engineer and migrant worker killed in North-South Corridor worksite accident
Summary
Date Reported: 18 Sep 2024
Location: Singapore
Companies
Ssangyong Engineering and Construction - Client , VSL - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 4
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1 - Bangladesh , Construction , Men , Unknown migration status ) , Workers: ( 1 - Singapore , Construction , Men , Documented migrants )Issues
Occupational Health & Safety , Personal Health , Injuries , DeathsResponse
Response sought: Yes, by The Resource Centre
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Action taken: Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Ssangyong Engineering and Construction, as the main contractor of the worksite, to respond to the report and to outline how it ensures safety standards for subcontracted workers are upheld as well as what measures the company has taken to ensure remedy for the injured subcontracted workers and for the families of the deceased subcontracted workers. The Resource Centre invited VSL to respond to the report and to outline how it ensures safety standards for workers are upheld as well as what measures the company has taken to ensure remedy for the injured employees and for the families of the deceased employees. Neither company responded. The Land Transport Authority called a safety time-out to review safety procedures relating to the site.
Source type: News outlet
A local site engineer and a Bangladeshi construction worker died on Sept 17 after they were struck by heavy machinery at a worksite in Lentor Avenue for the upcoming North-South Corridor...
Two other workers, aged 32 and 47, were also taken to the same hospital after the accident, which happened at about 1.20pm...
LTA said the four were assembling a winch drum that was resting on two concrete blocks when the winch, which is typically used in the lifting of heavy materials, slid off the blocks and struck them...
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said that as a general safety measure, heavy machinery or structures must be secured in a stable manner to reduce the risk of slipping or toppling.
According to the ministry, the four workers who were hurt in the accident were employed by VSL Singapore, the local subsidiary of Swiss specialist contractor VSL.
The main contractor of the Lentor Avenue worksite is South Korean firm Ssangyong Engineering and Construction...
Ssangyong Engineering and Construction was awarded a $537.1 million contract by LTA in 2018 to build a section of the North-South Corridor between Ang Mo Kio Avenue 9 and Sungei Seletar...
LTA has called a safety time-out to review the safety procedures related to construction of the viaduct segment of the North-South Corridor.
With the latest incident, at least six workers have now died due to accidents at LTA worksites in slightly over a year...