Safety manager dies after falling 10 floors at Hong Kong construction site
A construction safety manager has died after falling about 10 floors at a work site in Hong Kong’s Kowloon City. Authorities received a report at 12.40pm on Monday that a man had plunged from a rooftop before landing on the fourth floor at the site on Sa Po Road. Emergency responders discovered the 39-year-old man unconscious and trapped among the scaffolding. Firefighters spent more than an hour…
A construction safety manager died after falling approximately 10 floors at a work site in Hong Kong's Kowloon City. The 39-year-old man was inspecting the rooftop alongside a colleague when he fell and landed on the fourth floor, unconscious and trapped among the scaffolding. Emergency responders took over an hour to bring him to Kwong Wah Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police have launched an investigation into the incident, classifying it as an industrial accident. The victim's family, which includes two young children, is mourning the loss of their breadwinner. The Association for the Rights of Industrial Accident Victims expressed sadness over the tragedy and noted that it remains unclear whether safety harnesses were required at the site.
The work site, once home to the former Regal Oriental Hotel, is being transformed into a student housing project called "One Hub · Kai Tak" by the Centaline Group.
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