SINGAPORE (AP) — A structure employee died in the early hours of January 4 after falling about 7. 5 meters while at the site of a structure on the next line in the region of Jurong (JRL), the first fatal twist of fate reported. in 202four.
The 27-year-old Myanmar man fell off the edge of an unfinished platform he was setting up around 2:30 a. m.
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said the twist of fate occurred near Jurong West Street 75, where the long-duration MRT station provisionally named Gek Poh JRL will be located.
The Singapore Civil Defense Force won a tender for Block 749 Jurong West Street 73, which is next to Jurong West Street 75.
The worker, hired through Jiangxi Construction Development, was taken to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, where he died from his injuries.
MOM is investigating the incident and the Land Transport Authority (LTA), the promoter of the project, is investigating.
“We extend our deepest condolences to the family of the deceased employee and are working with our contractors to provide assistance,” an LTA spokeswoman said, adding that it takes such security incidents seriously.
CES_SDC, a subsidiary of real estate and structures conglomerate Chip Eng Seng Corp, is the occupier of the Jurong West Street 75 structure and the main contractor for the project.
LTA awarded it a $226. 6 million contract in 2020 to design and build JRL stations at Gek Poh and Tawas, as well as two viaducts totaling 1. 3 km, one along Jurong West Street 75 and the other between the two stations.
Following the fatal turn of fate on January 4, painting at the site of the Jurong West Street 75 structure was halted.
At the same time, a restricted entry period has been imposed at all AWB sites, meaning that painting of the structures will have to be temporarily suspended so that protective procedures and a list of activities such as holding meetings with staff to recap the situation. Site protection of the paintings is complete. The restricted entry period is still ongoing.
MOM indicated that, as a general protection measure, personnel will be equipped with protective harnesses and attached to anchors at all times when there is a risk of falling from height.
The Jan. 4 twist of fate is the second death of an employee at an LTA site in the past two months, and the second death of an employee similar to the JRL structure.
Work on the first phase of Singapore’s seventh MRT line, which includes Gek Poh and Tawas stations, is expected to be completed in 2027, a year later than planned due to delays caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
When fully opened in 2029, the expanded 24-kilometer-long railway line will have 24 stations, extending the reach of the MRT network to the Jurong area.
The daily influx is expected to increase from 200,000 in the early years to more than 500,000, in line with the progression of the Jurong Innovation District, Tengah City and Jurong Lake District.
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