Logistics company fined S$240,000 after accident leaves worker with amputated leg

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SINGAPORE — Logistics company Hoy San Stevedoring was fined S$240,000 under the Workplace Safety and Health Act after a worker was hit by a forklift in 2020.

The worker had to have his leg amputated, the Ministry of Manpower said in a news release on Friday .

The injured worker was taken to a hospital, where he was diagnosed with an open fracture on his foot. He underwent a below-the-knee surgery to have his right lower limb amputated. Last month, MOM said that falls from height, collapse or failure of structures and equipment and vehicular incidents were theIn a separate case, a construction worker was sentenced to 16 weeks' jail over the death of another worker following a vehicular accident last year.

"Saravanan fell and was run over by the wheel loader's front and rear left wheels," MOM said. He was taken to hospital, where he later died of his injuries. As with the case involving Hoy San Stevedoring, the incident"could have been avoided if the employers had put in place proper traffic management plans and ensured that employees adhered to these while following safe work procedures", MOM said.

 

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