SINGAPORE - The accident in which a part-time security officer fell into a 4m-deep pit to his death at 1-Altitude rooftop bar last year could have been avoided if safety standards had been observed, said the state coroner on Thursday .
Lawyer Wong Soo Chih, representing Mr Tung's family who were in court yesterday, told The Straits Times after the hearing that her clients intend to sue the bar over the mishap.It was revealed during the inquiry that the opening Mr Tung, 26, fell into on June 9 last year had been earlier uncovered by workers tasked with cleaning the building's facade.
The court had earlier heard that Mr Tung, a part-time guard, was shown the pit and briefed about it before he started his shift at the alfresco bar on the day of his death. However, the barricades could be pushed aside and the area around the pit was not illuminated, said State Coroner Kamala.
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