A thrilling industrial accident occurred in Pak Shek Kok, Tai Po yesterday morning. Online videos showed that a male construction worker suspected his right foot was entangled in a ladder rope and he was lifted about 10 meters above the ground. height. The balance rope was slowly lowered, but the male worker suspected that he was exhausted, so he let go of his hands and fell into the pile of steel rods in the air about 4-5 meters above the ground, but managed to get then alone. According to police, the male worker suffered a broken foot and was conscious and accompanied by his fellow workers to seek treatment on his own.
The online video, which lasts about 40 seconds, shows that at the construction site in Youjingli, Pak Shek Kok, when lifting the steel bars from the scale, a worker suspected that his feet were bound by the cable, and he was lifted in l air from the balance. The male worker hastily grabbed the cable with his hands. To save his life, nearby workers immediately instructed the scale operator to lower the cable. When he was 4 to 5 meters off the ground, he didn’t know if the male worker was physically weak or if his hands slipped and his helmet also flew off. The male worker then slowly stood up and the nearby workers also came forward to check and the clip ended.
The 37-year-old male worker involved, surnamed Yang, was reported to have suffered a broken foot. After the accident, the worker did not immediately call the police for help, and some workers accompanied the owner to take a private car to the hospital for treatment.
Police said they received a report at 2.30pm that a lift worker had his feet caught by ropes at 9.00am as he lifted steel bars to the ground, and was then hoisted to a height of 7- 8 meters from scales. When other workers found out, they immediately called for arrest. During this time, the worker suspected that the rope was loose and falling from a height. His foot was injured and he became conscious. He was accompanied by a worker to seek medical treatment.
Unions: Report to the police immediately after an accident
Xiao Qianwen, general manager of the Industrial Casualty Rights Association, estimated, “The accident may have been caused by being caught by a rope, or the site signalman and the Libra operator did not communicate well. I have experienced similar situations. in the past”. He stressed that the contractor should immediately report to the police and inform the labor department upon learning of the accident, so as not to delay the treatment and investigation.
Originally posted on AM730 https://www.am730.com.hk/Local/Worker at Baishijiao Site Exciting Half-Day Hanging – Feet entangled in ropes flying into reinforcement pile and fractured/347344?utm_source=yahoorss&utm_medium=referral
