Worker falls down 23m hole at rail site
The health and safety inspectorate of the Ministry of Manpower has issued a stop work order at the Tuas west rail extension site being operated by constructor China Railway 11 Bureau Group Corporation following a fatal accident in which a worker died in a fall down a 23-metre deep bore hole. A rebar cage was being lowered by chain when it became loose and dragged the worker into the 1.5-metre wide hole.