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Worker dies in workplace accident after sheet pile falls on him
The LTA construction site in Koh Sek Lim Road in Changi. The worker was pronounced dead at the scene. TNP PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN
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A 29-year-old Bangladeshi worker at a Land Transport Authority (LTA) construction site beside the Changi MRT depot died yesterday morning after a workplace accident.
This comes after five workplace fatalities in the two weeks between late last month and early this month, prompting the labour movement to urge companies to prioritise and safeguard workers safety.
SHEET PILES
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said the latest accident occurred in Koh Sek Lim Road, which runs into the Changi MRT depot. The police said they were alerted to the accident at 9.58am yesterday.