05-10-2021, 12:51 AM
SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) is considering taking action against construction firm JMS Construction after its director died in a worksite accident at a semi-detached house around Dunearn Road in February.
An investigation officer from MOM did not specify what action the ministry was considering against JMS Construction, the occupier of the site, during a coroner’s inquiry on Monday (Oct 4) over the death of Koh Kok Heng.
Koh, one of the firm’s two directors, had fallen through a floor opening in the attic of the two-storey house and landed on a staircase about 4.7m below.
MOM’s senior investigation officer Ng Chee Hwee testified in court that JMS Construction had identified a fall from height as a potential hazard, but Koh and his workers had failed to wear safety harnesses.
The construction firm also did not have a permit to work on the day of the accident, Mr Ng said.
Koh, a permanent resident originally from Malaysia, was pronounced dead on Feb 10 at 12.45pm at Tan Tock Seng Hospital in Novena, about an hour after the accident.
The company had been carrying out alteration work in the house at 38 University Walk.
This included adding a new attic to the residential unit.
An autopsy determined that the cause of Koh’s death was a head injury consistent with one sustained from a fall from height, the court heard on Monday.
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An investigation officer from MOM did not specify what action the ministry was considering against JMS Construction, the occupier of the site, during a coroner’s inquiry on Monday (Oct 4) over the death of Koh Kok Heng.
Koh, one of the firm’s two directors, had fallen through a floor opening in the attic of the two-storey house and landed on a staircase about 4.7m below.
MOM’s senior investigation officer Ng Chee Hwee testified in court that JMS Construction had identified a fall from height as a potential hazard, but Koh and his workers had failed to wear safety harnesses.
The construction firm also did not have a permit to work on the day of the accident, Mr Ng said.
Koh, a permanent resident originally from Malaysia, was pronounced dead on Feb 10 at 12.45pm at Tan Tock Seng Hospital in Novena, about an hour after the accident.
The company had been carrying out alteration work in the house at 38 University Walk.
This included adding a new attic to the residential unit.
An autopsy determined that the cause of Koh’s death was a head injury consistent with one sustained from a fall from height, the court heard on Monday.
Read more at https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/mo...nearn-road