Company fined S$190,000 after worker dies while carrying out tree cutting

SINGAPORE: A company that provides landscaping services was fined S$190,000 on Tuesday after one its employees died while carrying out tree cutting work, the Ministry of Manpower said in a press release on Wednesday.

The Indian national was using a chainsaw to cut a part of the tree when the sawn-off section fell and hit him. He was eventually brought down by a worker from another landscaping contractor nearby, but died from chest and neck injuries on site nearly two hours later, according to MOM.Subsequent investigations found Sin Eng had failed to conduct an adequate risk assessment and to establish safe procedures.

However risks related to the use of this method - such as the failure of tree access equipment and breaking of tree branches - were not identified or mitigated, said the ministry."The deceased was the only certified tree climber in Sin Eng," added MOM."When the incident happened, there was no other competent tree climber who could come to his help."

Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)

MOM should remit this money to the family of the deceased. RIP 😪

What the fuck is that a photo of the deceased’s body hanging off the tree? The disrespect.

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