A construction worker fell from a roof while performing water-proofing work at a building in Marsiling, before dying 4 days later.
The incident happened on 26 February at about 9am, he was performing water-proofing work on the roof when he fell about 4 metres onto the ground.
He was conveyed to the hospital after the fall and eventually succumbed to his injuries and died on Wednesday (1 March).
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Manpower said that the deceased was a 33-year-old construction worker from Bangladesh.
He was performing work on a roof at 2 Marsiling Lane when he fell, before being sent to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.
The worker’s death marks the 6th workplace fatality of the year so far in Singapore.
MOM said in their statement that the employer of the deceased worker is Guan Teck Construction 2000 Pte Ltd, and the ministry discovered lapses in their safety practices and issued them a Stop-Work-Order.
They will be banned from hiring new foreign workers for 3 months, and the management and safety officers will be required to personally account for the fatal accident to the ministry.
Upon completion of investigations, the ministry could take further action against them.
MOM added that they will continue to take strong action against companies who fail to put in place the necessary measures to ensure the safety of their workers.