An employee from Bangladesh dies at the construction site at Raffles Place after the land is collapsed

Singapore – An employee from Bangladesh died January 25 at the construction site in Raffles place when the earth gave way under it.

The 31-year-old took part in crane works when An incident happened around 14:30, as a result he fell into the water collapsed soil, – spokesman of the Ministry of Working Force told the Dziennik The Straits Times.

Employee Nardevu designers The doctor arrived at the place, he stated death.

The ministry announced that it was commissioned to a construction company Wow, detachment to suspend work on the construction of the foundation.

He also investigates the event that took place In the place where the Clifford Center once stood. The area at 24 Raffles Place is being built by SL Properties, a subsidiary of Singapore Land Group (Singland).

Singland spokesman said the group is deeply saddened by the incident.

She said: “Together with our main performer, Woh Hupa, we will contact a family -in -mourning family to submit the most sincere condolences and provide support in this difficult time.”

In May 2022, Singland, which is the owner of Clifford Center, announced plans to rebuild the area leased for 999 years to a larger office and trade space.

The ministry stated: “As part of the general security means, the ground should be assessed near the excavations and strengthen it accordingly to reduce the risk of soil collapse.

“In connection with the recent rainy weather, contractors are also reminded that they will again assess the work environment, especially after a heavy downpour, to make sure that it is safe for employees.”

The Event of January 25 follows last The death of a 29-year-old construction workerWho He was killed After on January 2 he was hit in the chest with a snake of concrete mixers at the construction site in Tentah.

From the beginning of 2024, the authorities introduced a number of activities aimed at improving work safety in the construction industry, including Location of greater pressure on safety when assessing construction tenders announced from April.

In the first half of 2024 In accidents at work, 19 employees were killed, compared to 14 in the same period in 2023.

With 14 construction sites, where employees were killed in the second half of 2024, Nine stated that security management systems are not suitable.

ST contacted an employee employeeRI of the owner of the site for commentary.

• Additional reports of Samuel Devaraj

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