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Work Safety Alert (Text Version)

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

DateAccident at Work
December 2023Struck by a Metal Block
December 2023Trapped by Collapsed Lower Deck Loader
December 2023Trapped between a Refuse Container Tractor and a Refuse Tipper
December 2023Fallen from Metal Structure
December 2023Suspected Electrocution while Conducting Electrical Wiring Work
November 2023Fallen from Tail Lift of a Truck
November 2023Trapped between Two Excavators
November 2023Tripped Over and Slammed into a Wall
November 2023Struck by Falling Metal Fin
November 2023Pressed by Demolition Debris
October 2023A Worker Fallen into Sea from a Dock
October 2023Fallen from a Cable Tray
September 2023Struck to Death by an Overturned Precast Concrete Wall Panel
September 2023Gas Poisoning in Underground Cooling Main
September 2023Knocked Down by Vehicle
September 2023 Suspected Electrocution while Dismantling a Cable from a Switchboard
August 2023Pressed to Death by Collapsed Wall
August 2023Suspected Electrocution while Relocating Electrical Installations
August 2023Fallen with a Toppled Mobile Elevating Work Platform
July 2023Use of Chemicals Inside a Water Tank
Jun 2023Fall through a Skylight Opening
May 2023Trapped to Death between a Forklift Truck and an Power-operated Elevating Work Platform
May 2023Fallen from a Metal Access Tower
May 2023Attacked by Bees/ Wasps
May 2023Run Over to Death by a Rubber Tyred Gantry Crane
April 2023Fall into a Lift Well of an Office Building
March 2023Fall through a Floor Opening
March 2023Fall from Height
February 2023Fall Over Parapet Wall
January 2023Fell Together with a Collapsed Metal Platform
January 2023Fallen From a Truck
January 2023Trapped by the Mixer Arm of a Mixing Machine

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DISCLAIMER

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.