Man Died After He Was Trapped Under Truck at Bedok Construction Site

Last Updated on 2021-09-19 , 2:26 pm

Deaths resulting from accidents are always hard to take, especially at worksites,  because it usually means that there was negligence or a lapse in safety involved.

Road accidents can be prevented if pedestrians and motorists adhere to the rules, and if those in charge of worksites impose the necessary safety measures and workers follow them, fatalities can be avoided.

But it’s a sad fact of life that these accidents will always continue to occur, despite our best efforts.

And yet another fatal accident took place recently.

Man Died After He Was Trapped Under Truck at Bedok Construction Site

Just before 6pm yesterday (17 Sep), the Singapore Civil Defence Force received a call for assistance at 1 Bedok North Street 2 – the address of Bedok ActiveSG Stadium.

When they arrived, they found a man trapped under a concrete pump truck at a construction site there.

They managed to free the man from under the truck using lifting equipment, but sadly, it was too late.

The man, identified as a 37-year-old, was pronounced dead at the scene.

26YO Man Arrested For Negligent Act Causing Death

It’s unclear how the man got trapped under the large vehicle, but the police said they arrested a 26-year-old man for a negligent act causing death.

Investigators from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) were also at the scene, according to The Straits Times.

Police investigations are ongoing.

WSH Called For Safety Time-out Due to Spate of Accidents

As of 25 Aug, 26 workplace deaths had been recorded for 2021.

Three occurred in just five days in June, compelling the WSH council and six trade associations to call for a safety time-out.

Measures include identifying possible systemic lapses in the workplace safety and health processes and addressing them.

Safety time-outs are usually carried out in response to an emerging trend or spate of accidents.

In response to a recent accident in August involving a man who died after falling off an elevated platform at Century Square, the WSH council provided three recommendations to prevent such accidents from happening again in the future:

1. Employers should brief workers, especially new and temporary workers, on the hazards in the workplace before allowing work to begin
2. Install warning signs or bright warning labels at the open sides of elevating
   platforms to make fall hazards clearly visible
3. If workers must move backwards while moving goods, they should frequently check behind them for trip and fall hazards

Last year, a total of 30 workplace deaths were reported.

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