Construction Site Accidents In The World

List of Fatal Accidents at Construction Sites (Malaysia)

Construction Site Accidents

December 2005 - Construction site at Plaza Damas, Blok B, Jalan Hartamas. Dr Liew Boon Horng, 36, died after a metal beam mold fell on his car from the 20th floor of a building under construction.

March 2013 - LRT line extension construction site In Jalan Lapangan Terbang Subang, Lembah Subang - A Vijaya Sigam, 34. died after sustaining serious injuries when construction equipment, hoisted by a crane, fell on two vehicles. The other driver survived.

June 2013 - Second Penang Bridge construction. Self-employed businessman and former police officer Tajudin Zainal Abidin, 45. died after his car was trapped under the rubbles of a collapsed bridge under construction. His body was recovered the following day.

February 2015 - Taman Wistana Height construction site, Bantayan, Inanam, Sabah. A 64-year-old man died after his four-wheel drive was rammed by a phantom' lorry.

January 2016 - Construction of Damansara- Puchong (LDP) Highway Link Bridge in Damansara. A Chinese national construction worker died when a crane collapsed during work, injuring three others.

January 2016 - Bandar Damai Perdana, Cheras. Two SMK Damai Perdana students died after a  'phantom' lorry lost control and rammed into 37 vehicles parked in front ofthe school. A hawker was also injured.

June 2016 - Tasik Titiwangsa, Kuala Lumpur. A crane from a construction site near Jalan Titiwangsa ’ collapsed and nearly crushed a city bus with 30 passengers.

August 2016 - Royale Pavillion Hotel construction site, Bukit Bintang. Chin Khoon Sing, 24, died after a hoist block of a crane fell on her car.

Mecca crane collapse: 

Saudi inquiry into Grand Mosque disaster

Saudi Arabia has begun an investigation into why a crane collapsed in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, killing at least 107 people.

www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east

The huge red crane crashed into a part of the Grand Mosque as it was filled with worshippers, less than two weeks before the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

Officials say strong winds and heavy rains caused the crane to fall.

Correspondents say there have previously been concerns about safety on Saudi construction sites.

The Grand Mosque, known as the Masjid al-Haram, is the largest mosque in the world and surrounds Islam's holiest place, the Kaaba.

At least 230 people were injured in the incident. It is unclear how many people were hurt by the collapse or the stampede that followed it.

Those killed are reported to include Indonesian, Indian, Iranian and Egyptian citizens.

The incident happened at 17:23 local time (14:23 GMT) on Friday.

Videos posted online showed the moment the structure collapsed, with a loud crash followed by panic and shouting. Bodies and blood could be seen on the floor of the mosque…

More Fatal Accidents...

Construction Site Accident 1:

Elevator Accident To Blame In Death At 49ers Stadium Construction Site

by Bay City News / June 11, 2013 12:41 pm                                      

Construction on the San Francisco 49ers’ new stadium in Santa Clara has been halted after a worker was killed in an elevator accident at the site early this morning. The accident was reported at 6:53 a.m. at the site of what will be Levi’s Stadium, the $1.3 billion venue at Centennial Boulevard and Tasman Drive slated to open in 2014. Robert Rayborn, project co-director with general contractor Turner-Devcon, said the worker who died was an employee of subcontractor Schindler Elevator Corp. He said the accident occurred in one of 14 elevator shafts at the stadium site but that the circumstances remain under investigation. The worker’s name has not yet been released. “We have 1,000 employees a day working there and we have very few accidents, especially serious ones,” Rayborn said. “We can’t describe our sadness. This is such a tragedy.”He said the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health is investigating the accident. In the meantime, work on the stadium has been stopped and workers have been sent home. Project co-director Jonathan Harvey said it is not clear when work will resume, but that the site is shut down at least for the day. Harvey said safety is the company’s primary concern. “We will never put a worker in a hazardous situation,” he said. A statement released by Turner-Devcon this morning read, “We are deeply saddened to confirm that a worker died this morning while working on the stadium construction site. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family during this very difficult time.” The statement said that in addition to Cal/OSHA, the Santa Clara police and fire departments are looking into the accident, and that Turner-Devcon will also conduct its own investigation. Grief counselors will be made available to friends and coworkers of the victim in the coming days and weeks, according to the company. Santa Clara city spokesman Dan Beerman said word of the death has sent a shock wave through the city. “Everybody’s walking around here in a daze,” he said. Jeff Burbank, Bay City News

Construction Site Accident 2:

Man injured in accident at Quincy school construction site

By Todd Feathers, Globe Correspondent / 11 June 2013 / 3:36 PM 

A man who fell one story Monday after suffering an electrical shock at the construction site of the new Central Middle School in Quincy is in fair condition today at Boston Medical Center, a hospital spokeswoman said. The hospital identified the man as Antonio Deponte. He was taken to the hospital around 3 p.m. with burns on one of his forearms and a head injury, Quincy Deputy Fire Chief Jeffrey Starr said. “He apparently made contact with a power line, which shocked him and he fell,” Starr said.

Construction site accident 3:

Second Penang Bridge ramp collapses, four in car feared dead (updated)

By CAVINA LIM, IAN MCINTYRE, ANTHONY TAN, ALEX TENG, JOSEPHINE JALLEH, OH CHIN ENG and TASHNY SUKUMARAN

Published: Thursday June 6, 2013 MYT 9:08:00 PM

Updated: Friday June 7, 2013 MYT 12:58:53 AM

GEORGE TOWN: An uncompleted flyover connecting to the still-under-construction second Penang bridge at Batu Maung collapsed at around 7pm Thursday, burying at least one car and a motorcycle under the debris. Police fear that four people are dead after one car, a white-coloured Perodua Kelisa was found buried under the rubble. State Fire and Rescue Department confirmed that one motorcyclist, who was earlier trapped under the debris, has been pulled out. He suffered injuries to his head. Hundreds of firemen, volunteers and medical personnel from throughout the state have been mobilised to the scene. Firemen are removing debris to reach the cars and motorcycles under the rubble, comprising mostly metal scaffolding and steel beams. Bayan Baru MP Sim Tze Tzin, who was on the scene, said about a 30m-long span of the ramp was believed to have collapsed around 7pm, as work to install concrete boulders to strengthen the structure was ongoing. He said he was informed a few people may be trapped under the rubble. State executive councillor Lim Hock Seng said the cause of the collapse had yet to be determined. "We cannot confirm the cause of the accident," he said, adding that a full investigation would be carried out. Police have began deploying traffic policemen as the incident has caused a severe jam to ensue near the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway. Many motorists have also stopped to look at the debris. As of 9:30pm Thusrday night, fire department authorities have briefed Sim and Lim. R. Thilasheni, 24, whose car windscreen was shattered by a falling beam during the incident, was still in a state of shock.  "We were lucky to come out alive. We were only about three seconds away from when the ramp collapsed," she said. She was travelling with her friend G. Gajashaantini, also 24. She believed a motorcyclist was trapped under the rubble and said a beam fell onto a car in the incident. The 24km-long bridge was set for completion next month. The longest bridge in South-East Asia and 20th in the world was supposed to go through road commissioning and testing in August before being officially opened in September.

Construction site accident 4:

Man dies in excavator accident at Thomson Rd construction site.

BY - TAN QIUYI /06 JUNE 2013

SINGAPORE — A man has died in a construction site on Thomson Road, trapped inside a toppled excavator. The accident happened early this morning (June 6) and authorities have ordered all work at the site to stop. When rescuers arrived, the excavator was half buried in debris and the operator’s body trapped inside. Recovery work was hampered because the operator’s cabin was pinned by a concrete slab. A crane was used to stabilise the heavy machine, before rescue work could go on. Mr Daniel Seet, ground commander at Singapore Civil Defence Force, said: “We had used another excavator with hydraulic cutter attached to slowly cut away the concrete beams and flooring that were pressing against the driver’s cabin, and once that was done successfully we were able to go in, do some further fine cutting to gain access into the cabin and remove the casualty.” Paramedics pronounced the victim, Mr Low Chim Lam, dead at 1.40pm. He was a 59-year-old Singaporean. According to the Manpower Ministry’s preliminary findings, Mr Low was operating the excavator on the first storey when the floor gave way. The excavator toppled and fell to the basement level, partially buried by rubble, with him trapped inside.Family members of the deceased were spotted arriving at the scene in the afternoon, visibly distraught. Channel NewsAsia understands Mr Low leaves behind children, a wife and elderly parents. Mr Low’s cousin, Mr Loh Chin Seng, said: “I already informed my uncle, his parent. Now they are waiting at home. But this morning they, his father already watched the television, they saw some construction... The excavator collapsed but he still didn’t know it was his son. But now he knows, I’ve informed him.” The work site is on a busy stretch of Thomson Road, and used to be a row of shops and apartments known as Novena Ville. Workers have been tearing down the building for the past few months for redevelopment into a four-storey commercial and residential project called Novena Regency. Authorities have ordered all work at the site to stop and the Manpower Ministry is investigating the accident. CHANNEL NEWSASIA

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Construction site accident 1:

Two injured in accident at Cary construction site

Posted: 8:45 a.m. yesterday 

Updated: 11:23 a.m. yesterday (11 June 2013)
CARY, N.C. — Two people were injured Wednesday morning when a concrete truck tipped in the 6100 block of Tryon Road, Cary officials said. The truck, which was being used for work on part of the Tryon Road Greenway project near Walnut Street, tipped over shortly before 7:30 a.m. Officials did not release the names of the two men injured, but said they were taken to WakeMed with non-life-threatening injuries. The road was closed shortly after the accident, but later reopened.