MRT downtown line worksite accident causing Two dead, 8 injured - 18Jul2012

	MRT downtown line worksite accident causing Two dead, 8 injured - 18Jul2012 SINGAPORE: Two workers from China were killed when scaffolding at the Downtown Line Bugis Station construction site collapsed on Wednesday morning. The construction site is near Rochor Road/ Victoria Street junction. Eight other workers, who were working on top of the structure, were injured and were sent to nearby Raffles Hospital before rescuers arrived. They had minor injuries and five of them have since been discharged. Of the remaining three workers who were warded, one suffered from abdominal and chest injuries, while another suffered a back injury and the last had a finger injury. Seven of the injured are from Bangladesh while the eighth is from China. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has ordered all construction work to stop, while the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) has revoked the construction permit for the site while investigations are underway. MOM said that based on preliminary information gathered, workers were pouring concrete, also known as the casting process, into the formwork when the structure supporting the formwork collapsed. The formwork, located between the new and old sections of Bugis MRT Station, was part of the structure being built to form the underground linkway, which is about three to four metres deep. The project is a joint venture between Soletanche-Bachy and Koh Brothers. The scaffolding structure was about four metres high, and the area affected -- measuring about five metres by 10 metres -- was localised. The entire DTL Bugis <b>...</b>	From: 154thmedia2012 Views: 27 1 ratings
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