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Stop-work order issued at Changi Airport T4 worksite after worker dies

SINGAPORE — An accident at a worksite near Changi Airport claimed the life of a 44-year-old construction worker on Wednesday (March 22) after a steel plate hit him.

SINGAPORE — An accident at a worksite near Changi Airport claimed the life of a 44-year-old construction worker on Wednesday (March 22) after a steel plate hit him.

The man — believed to be a Bangladeshi national — was found unconscious along Airport Boulevard, the police said in a statement, and he later died from his injuries at Changi General Hospital.

He was working inside an excavation site near the newly completed Terminal 4 at Changi Airport when the tragedy happened. The man was hired by contractor Chan & Chan Engineering.

The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) issued the company a stop-work order relating to the excavation, and investigations are ongoing. 

“The work area is cordoned off and is not accessible to public,” an MOM spokesperson said. “The duration of the stop-work order is dependent on how long the company takes to ratify the safety breaches identified by MOM inspectors.”

The order would be lifted once inspectors are satisfied that all safety breaches have been resolved, the spokesperson said.

This is not the first time Chan & Chan Engineering has been slapped with a stop-work order. In 2010, the company was issued one for a period of three months from January, relating to works done at Admiralty Road West.

Responding to media queries, Changi Airport Group said that it is assisting the authorities with investigations, and Terminal 4 is scheduled to open in the second half of this year.

Its spokesperson said: “We are sorry for the loss of life due to the accident and are working with the contractor to provide assistance to the worker’s family.”

The police, who were notified of the accident at around 11.45am on Wednesday, are investigating the unnatural death.

TODAY could not get Chan & Chan Engineering to comment at press time.

In Parliament earlier this month, Minister of State for Manpower Sam Tan said that 66 workers lost their lives on the job last year. About six in 10 of them died in the first half of the year. In the first two months of this year, there were two workplace fatalities.

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