Worker dies after falling from the sixth storey at construction site

Although the government has passed laws stating that construction firms must have a written ‘fall protection work plan’ and all workers should wear proper safety gear when working at a height of 3 metres and above, little heed is being paid to these legislations and guidelines.

Recently at a Broadway Avenue Construction site, a 23 year old worker had to pay with the price of his life for neglecting safety guidelines. The worker was working at a small platform 15 metres high, without wearing safety gear. The platform was joined to a wooden wall, generally used for pouring concrete.

The two witnesses, who watched the accident occur, said that at first the wooden wall shifted partially leading the platform to tilt to one side and then the worker fell directly to the ground. According to them, the worker was not wearing any harness or any other type of safety gear at all.

The worker fell on another man, working on the ground level, who was critically injured since he too was not wearing a helmet. This fatal accident could easily have been avoided had the workers been wearing proper safety clothing.

Such accidents can easily be avoided, when construction companies and workers become more conscious to safety issues and implement safety measures.