Work Safety Alert - 2019

職業安全及健康部 Occupational Safety and Health Branch 勞工處 Labour Department

You can browse the relevant Work Safety Alert by clicking on the individual item in the table below.

Date	Accident at Work
December 2019	Fall from a Planter
December 2019	Knocked down by an Excavator
December 2019	Fall from a Bamboo Scaffold
December 2019	Struck to Death by a Collapsed I-beam
November 2019	Struck to Death by a Reversing Water Wagon
October 2019	Flashover Occurred at a Biodiesel Reaction Tank under Repair
October 2019	Pressed to Death by a Descending Lift Car
October 2019	Struck to Death by a Reversing Reach Stacker
October 2019	Fall from a Bamboo Scaffold
September 2019	Fall to Death from a Viaduct
August 2019	Fall through a Window Opening
August 2019	Fall from Wooden Formwork
August 2019	Fallen into Sea together with a Bulldozer
August 2019	Pressed to Death by a Toppled Sliding Gate
July 2019	Struck by a Descending Material Hoist and Fell from Height
July 2019	Operator Pressed to Death by a Toppled Excavator
July 2019	Struck to Death by Falling Concrete Debris
June 2019	Crushed to Death by Toppled Aluminum Panels
June 2019	Struck to Death by a Toppled Wooden Crate
June 2019	Struck by Moving Vehicle on Carriageway
April 2019	Pressed to Death by a Collapsed Wooden Platform
April 2019	Struck by Machine Component being Stowed into a Container Truck Compartment by a Fork-lift Truck
April 2019	Struck to Death by a Reversing Reach Stacker
March 2019	Fall from a Pile Casing Rotator
March 2019	Fall from a ladder while an air-conditioning plant under repair exploded
March 2019	Struck by a Falling Wooden Batten and Fell from Height
Febuary 2019	Struck to Death by a Burst Tyre
Febuary 2019	Struck to death by Fallen Glass Panels
Febuary 2019	Trapped by the Deformed Elevating Work Platform
January 2019	Fall through a Floor Opening
January 2019	Fall from Height from a Truss-out Bamboo Scaffold
January 2019	Knocked over by a Lorry

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This Work Safety Alert ("the Alert") is issued at the earliest possible opportunity after a serious accident with a view to drawing the attention of interested parties to the general safety precautionary measures necessary to protect people engaging in similar work activities. The material contained in the Alert constitutes general guidance only. It does not reduce, limit, or replace, any legal obligations upon any person to comply with any statutory duties under relevant legislation. Users such as Managers and Supervisors should make their own evaluation of the information contained in the Alert to determine if it can be applied to their own situations and practices. The Labour Department does NOT accept any responsibilities for any loss or damage resulting from the use of or failure to use of the information on the Alert.