Summary of LTA Accidents/Incidents in Jan 2024

(Based on information extracted from SIMS on 08th Feb 2024)

MOM Reportable (MORE THAN 3 DAYS MC)

S/n Site Date Details Work Activity

A worker fell from height during the erection of a working platform

for JW1 station concourse level U-beam infill works at grid line 8.

The working platform comprises of 2 parts, the first is a 4 m section

that is already completed and secured. The second is a 2 m section
that was being erected when the incident happened. The erector
walked on the concrete U-beam to secure the remaining loose and
unsecured planks and called his helper (the deceased) to hand him a
G.I. wire to secure the planks. The deceased started walking towards
the erector, stepped on an unsecured plank and fell to his death.

The height of the working platform under construction is 7.7 m.

Root Causes:
1) Lack of supervision – the work at height supervisor was fixing the
plywood with another worker at the other side of the U-beam at
the time of accident. He did not ensure that his workers hooked
their safety harnesses to the anchorage points while working.
04/01/2024
1 J107 2) Lack of engineering – lifting points used as anchorage points ERECTION WORK
0225
were not indicated as anchorage points in the PE design and not
clearly demarcated on site.
3) Inadequate equipment being used – risk assessment and training
records stated to provide lifeline, however, there was no lifeline
provided on site.
4) Lack of training – toolbox briefing mentioned safety harnesses to
be hooked on to anchorage points, however workers were not
educated on the locations of anchorage points.

Follow-Up Actions by Project Team:

Recommended the followings:
1) To provide adequate supervision to check and ensure all safe
work procedures are strictly adhered to.
2) Anchorage/lifeline system to be used with fall restraint/arrest
system shall be designed by PE.
3) Educate all personnels to hook their safety harnesses onto the
designed anchorage/lifeline system.

IP was heading to the site canteen for his lunch. He descended from
a scaffold tower step access at the third landing platform at the rail
admin building when he suddenly slipped and slide down to the
second landing platform of the scaffold tower, body facing upwards.

A co-worker standing behind him noticed that IP was holding onto

the hand railing with his right hand as he descended the step access.
12/01/2024 IP laid down flat on the second landing platform and was unable to
2 821A WALKING ON-SITE
1135 move his neck and body. IP was sent to the hospital. (20 MC)

Root Cause:
IP was not focused and likely not paying attention when descending
the scaffold tower step access.

Follow-Up Actions by Project Team:

Recommended the followings:

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 1) Temporary close off the use of the scaffold access immediately.
2) To re-inspect all scaffold access to certify fit for use and re-paint
anti-slip paint on all scaffold access staircase steps.
3) To conduct Safety Time-Out session with the RC sub-contractor.
4) Dissemination of reminder to C821A workforce on the safe use
of scaffold step access.

IP was tasked to perform the 18 m rail installation (T/50 heel). The

rail adjustment area was close to ongoing concreting works. During
the rail adjustment works, the rail was not seated properly on one of
the baseplates. The supervisor was at the location 5 m away from IP
coordinating the adjustment and placement required using the rail
jack. IP's right index finger was pinched in-between the rail and the
rail pad. IP was given first aid and sent to hospital. (14 MC)

Root Cause:
Lack of coordination/communication – IP could not hear the
20/01/2024
3 850E instructions clearly due to the noisy environment. TRACKWORK
1845
Follow-Up Actions by Project Team:
Recommended the followings:
1) Supervisor to whistle to all workers to remove their hands, all
workers to raise both hands and supervisor to confirm all hands
are cleared before lowering the running rail.
2) If there is minor adjustment to the rail pad while the rail is being
lowered, worker must use minimum 0.5 m timber for
adjustment.

MOM Reportable (3 DAYS OR LESSER MC OR LIGHT DUTIES)

S/n Site Date Details Work Activity

Sub-contractor workers were tasked to perform pile cap casting after

lunch. The weather was cloudy and it seemed like it was going to rain,
hence the team quickly proceeded with the pile cap casting.

One of the workers complained about chest pain and felt very weak.
He was likely exhausted. He was conscious but could not express his
thoughts well. Upon investigation, it was found that the team did not
conduct water parade after lunch, before starting the casting works.

The worker was sent to the hospital for treatment. (3 MC)

Root Cause: Fatigue/stress

03/01/2024
1 J111 CONCRETE WORK
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Follow-Up Actions by Project Team:
Recommended the followings:
1) Comply with daily heat stress management protocol and check
on worker’s physical health.
2) Educate the workforce on heat stress prevention awareness.
3) Ensure workers consume sufficient water during water parades.
4) Ensure the workforce complies with the requirement of
conducting water parade during the stipulated schedule.
5) Ensure the workforce has sufficient rest and increase water
intake during hotter days.

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 IP was tasked to retrieve grouting caps behind a container office. He
stepped on a hump on the ground concealing the lightning tape for
the container office. His right ankle was swollen and he complained
of pain and had difficulty walking.

IP was sent to the hospital where X-ray results showed no sign of

fracture and no further medical review was needed. (3 MC)
PRE-STRESSING/
Root Cause:
17/01/2024 POST-
2 J113 Lack of knowledge – IP was unaware of site condition as it was his
1530 TENSIONING
first day of work in J113 site.
WORKS
Follow-Up Actions by Project Team:
Recommended the followings:
1) To educate the workforce on the importance of clear
communication and site familiarization for new workers on site.
2) To arrange the relocation of storage toolbox nearer to work zone
for easier material retrieval.

IP was assigned to the cable trough team. After using the portable
toilet at ECID DTL depot in Area E, IP felt giddy and slipped while
walking back to the work area. His right leg went into a pit near the
toilet. The pit is about 1 m deep.

IP reported feeling pain at the left side of his ribcage area and was
sent to the clinic for medical assessment. (1 MC)

17/01/2024 Root Cause:

3 T250A WALKING ON-SITE
1400 Unsafe attitude – IP decided to pass through the storage area instead
of using the clear path.

Follow-Up Actions by Project Team:

Recommended the followings:
1) To practice the buddy system.
2) Combing of site for floor openings.
3) Coordination with Civil to close the floor openings.

Dangerous Incident

S/n Site Date Details Work Activity

NELe Works Train Controller (WTCO) authorised C715 and C850E to
access NE18 Works Train Defined Area based on approved SBST Track
Access Request (TAR) and WT Track Access Authorisation (TAA) forms.

Upon work completion at NE18 Tracks, C850E and C715 booked out.
WTCO instructed Works Train Station Supervisor (WTSS) to remove all
Short Circuit Devices (SCDs). While removing the SCDs, WTSS informed
WTCO that burnt marks were observed on running rail and SCD clamp.
8/01/2024
1 850E TRACKWORK
0335
WTCO immediately informed C850E Works Train Manager and the
Authorised Person (AP) that all SCDs had been removed and to verify
that the power status at NE18 remain OFF. AP confirmed that NE18
Traction power remain off with all breakers OFF and racked out using
the TPSC form. WTCO then informed SBST PFR that all work parties had
booked out, completed line clear and all SCDs removed.

Root Causes:
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 1) Lack of co-ordination/communication – all work parties were not
verified to have booked out and SCDs were not removed prior to
traction power turn on.
2) Lack of knowledge – track access to NE18 was approved based on
approved TAR instead of TOA. SBST feedback that TOA is required
to be granted for access through NE18 upon TPO’s confirmation
with TC. TC did not fully verify that all work parties had booked out
and that SCDs had been removed prior to traction power turn on.

Follow-Up Actions by Project Team:

Recommended the followings for C850E Works Train:
1) To manage all pedestrian access in their NELe area through NE18.
2) To attend the weekly SBST Track Access meeting and put-up track
access request for all CWC/SWCs.
3) To attend the SBST weekly Manpower Resources Forecast
meeting to establish work request and pre-book works in advance.
4) Any cross boundary works to revert to SBST and Works Train
Approved works procedure with TOA number must be obtained
from TC during book-in with the above conditions complied.
Works at NELe with access through NE18 do not require granting
of TOA from SBST.
5) To put up the request for NE17 Traction Power breaker rack-out 5
days in advance via SBST ePTW system. Calls are to be established
between WTCO and SBST Chief Controller (CC) on a daily basis:
i) 1st Call by WTCO to CC (at 2300hrs) to inform on NELe
Pedestrian Access status.
ii) 2nd call by CC to WTCO (by 0100hrs) to inform on NE17 DC
Power OFF status.
iii) 3rd Call by WTCO to CC (by 0400hrs) to inform all NELe
pedestrian Access booked-out, SCD removed and line clear.

Sub-contractor was commencing trenching works for cross wall

CW001. While doing the first trench, the operator tried to lift the
loaded bucket and realized that the grab head unit was not tensioned
by the wire rope, causing it to tilt and lean towards the 12 m height
noise barrier. Succumbing to the weight of the grab head unit, the unit
then collapsed to the ground and caused damage to the 12 m noise
16/01/2024 barrier next to HDB Block 208. TRENCHING
2 CR107
1700 WORKS
No one was injured during the incident.

Root Cause: Pending.

Follow-Up Actions by Project Team: Pending

Property Damage

S/n Site Date Details Work Activity

The lifting crew was in the process of keeping the tremie pipes in the
pipe rack after completing the casting of D-wall panel P57. Halfway
through the lifting, the crane moved to a new position to hoist away a
slurry tank before returning to continue with the keeping of the
15/01/2024 remaining tremie pipes. However, the lifting team failed to check if the LIFTING
1 CR109
0240 crane swing radius was clear of obstructions, as a result, the crane OPERATIONS
counterweight hit the dummy rebar cage for panel P52, causing
damages to both the proximity sensor and the dummy rebar cage. No
one was injured.

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 The operation was halted immediately. Detailed investigation was
carried out to access the extent of the damage and highlight the root
causes and the corrective/preventive actions needed to prevent
similar recurrence. The night shift crane operator was replaced and a
warning letter was issued to the lifting team for failure to check crane
safe working zone.

Root Causes:
1) Inadequate or lack of supervision – there was inadequate
supervision as the site engineer and the supervisor were engaged
in updating the P57 D-wall casting records at the time of incident.
2) Unsafe attitude – the proximity sensors were functioning normally
and the alarms inside the operator's cabin and outside the crane
were blaring when the sensors were triggered. However, the
operator disregarded the alerts.

Follow-Up Actions by Project Team:

Recommended the followings:
1) To ensure sufficient clearance between the counterweight and
the rebar cage.
2) To increase the visibility of the exclusion zone barricades.
3) Additional physical barriers on top of having proximity sensors.
4) To conduct briefing to the team on the key points to take note of
during lifting operations.

During the C853E DC short circuit test for NELe, burn marks with pitting
were observed on the running rails. The track trolley that was used for
materials delivery was not removed from the track before the test. The
contact between the non-insulated track trolley wheels and the
running rails resulted in sparks during the DC short circuit test. The
sparks caused burn marks and pitting of the running rails at 3 locations.
28/01/2024
2 853E E&M WORK
0235 Root Cause: Lack of co-ordination/communication

Follow-Up Actions by Project Team:

Recommended that for all future DC short circuit test, all materials not
related to the test will have to be cleared from the tracks and cables
from the short circuit switch shall be connected to both running rails.

Road / Traffic Related

S/n Site Date Details Work Activity

LTA Traffic Marshal (LTM) officer stopped his bike on Lane 4 of BKE
towards Woodlands, at 10.2 km to attend to a vehicle breakdown case
with blinker lights on. A vehicle tried to go pass on the right-hand side
of the stationary LTM bike, but it hit the front wheel of the bike and
09/01/2024 caused the bike to fall on the road. No injuries were reported. DRIVING OF
1 TR347C
1930 VEHICLE
Root Cause: Nil

Follow-Up Actions by Project Team: Remind all LTM officers to be

vigilant when carrying their duties on the road.
A contractor was preparing to carry out the localised expansion joint
repair. After putting up the advance warning signages and setting up
11/01/2024 the traffic control measures at lane 3, a motorcyclist hit the right rear
2 TR370 ROADWORK
2210 of the stationary TMA. The Traffic Police and the ambulance were
called to assist the motorcyclist. Works were stopped by ITSO OCC.
TR370 workers were not injured.

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 Root Cause: Not applicable as control measures were in place.

Follow-Up Actions by Project Team: Constantly remind contractor to

ensure that their TCP, warning lights and safety measures are always
in place while working.

A contractor was carrying out the localised expansion joint repair.

After putting up the advance warning signages and setting up the
traffic control measures at lane 3, a different motorcyclist hit the rear
of the stationary TMA. This time, the motorcyclist continued to ride
and eventually stopped in front of the working lorry to seek assistance.

The Traffic Police and the ambulance were called to assist the
13/01/2024 TRAFFIC
3 TR370 motorcyclist. TR370 workers were not injured.
1517 CONTROL
Root Cause: Not applicable as control measures were in place.

Follow-Up Actions by Project Team:

Constantly remind the contractor to ensure that their TCP, warning
lights and safety measures are always in place while working.

EMAS truck was heading to an accident case along Balestier Road

towards Thomson Road on Lane 2 with blinkers light on when an MOP
vehicle hit the rear right side of the EMAS truck. The MOP vehicle left
the scene before the arrival of the Traffic Police. The MOP driver was
believed to be intoxicated. The Traffic Police is investigating this
incident. No injuries were reported.
14/01/2024 DRIVING OF
4 TR347A
0220 VEHICLE
Root Cause: Nil

Follow-Up Actions by Project Team:

Remind all EMAS recovery crew to be vigilant when driving on the
road.

Contractor's team was doing the lane closure and placing the traffic
cones at lane 2 along CTE towards AYE at Braddell Flyover near lamp
post 269F when a black car hit a stationary TMA. No one was injured.

Accident was reported to ITSC. EMAS truck and LTA Traffic marshal
15/01/2024 arrived and towed the car away. The lane was opened to traffic again.
5 TR372 ROADWORKS
2340
Root Cause: Not applicable as all safety measures are in place.

Follow-Up Actions by Project Team: Informed contractor to ensure

that their warning lights and TCP are always in order.

A supervisor (IP) conducted a toolbox meeting for the general

workforce near ITSC. After settling some paperwork, IP walked alone
to his site (CTE escape staircase ES01 along Cavenagh Road). IP was
knocked down by a car when he jaywalked at the intersection of
Cavenagh Road, Buyong Road and Kramat Road. IP had lacerations on
his right leg and left forehead.
20/01/2024 WALKING
6 TR307
2250 IP was sent to the hospital by an ambulance. IP was discharged on 23 ONSITE
January 2024. (28 MC)

Root Cause: Pending

Follow-Up Actions by Project Team: Requested the contractor’s

WSHO to liaise with Traffic Police on the accident investigation.

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 A blueSG rental car hit a TMA along PIE towards Tuas near lamp post
1370 at lane 5 while the team and the TMA was on their way to collect
the advance warning signboards at the road shoulder after the
completion of works. No one was injured.
22/01/2024 EXPRESSWAY
7 TR372 Root Cause: Not applicable.
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Follow-Up Actions by Project Team:
Recommended contractor to ensure that their TCP, warning lights and
safety measures are always in place while working.

Utility Damage

S/n Site Date Details Work Activity

During the road widening works at the planting verge, while clearing
of a pile of soil using mini excavator with flat plate bucket, sparks and
smoke were seen coming from the ground. Works were immediately
stopped and SPPG was informed. SPPG came to the site and confirmed
that an LV cable serving street lighting had been damaged. SPPG
provided temporary genset for the streetlights and completed cable
repairs and restored OG power supply on the same day.

Findings indicated that the trial trenches had been properly done, PTD
was in place, cables were labelled on site, and manual excavation was
done around the cables. The shallow unprotected cable (0.44 m in
04/01/2024
1 P103 depth) was found to be damaged by having soil stockpiled above it EARTHWORK
1610
without sufficient protection for subsequent soil removal.

Root Cause:
Lack of knowledge- LV cable was not protected with UPVC pipes and
lay on a very shallow depth of 0.44 m from the existing ground.

Follow-Up Actions by Project Team:

Recommended excavated soil to be loaded directly into a tipper truck.
If soil needs to be stockpiled above the shallow utilities, then steel
plates should be provided.

TPW was carrying out piling work at P09-03 at JS11. While installing
the casing at around 8 m depth, the team observed water gushing out
from the side of the casing. The works were stopped immediately and
the incident was reported to PUB.

PUB arrived with their contractor and found out that the suspected
damaged pipe was a PW200 water pipe at 1.1 m depth and 1 m lateral
clearance from the steel casing installed. The pipe was likely to have
dislodged at joint due to the vibration from casing installation works.
10/01/2024
2 J112 Root Cause: PILING WORK
1545
Due to boring and vehicle movement, there was a possibility of soil
movement which resulted in water pipe dislodgement.

Follow-Up Actions by Project Team:

Recommended the followings:
1) Affected piles along existing PW200 to be executed after the PW
diversion.
2) To ensure that impact assessment prior to the site works is carried
out with protection measures in place.
3) To remove all the abandoned cables and water pipes.

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 SP Gas received feedback from Block 212A that there was no gas
supply. SP Gas team arrived on site to provide temporary gas supply to
Block 212A and the repair work was completed.

Three days later, on 15 Jan 2024, SP Gas exposed the gas pipe at the
service line beside Block 212A. The source of gas leakage was
identified. A 180 mm diameter gas pipe at 900 mm depth had been
damaged with cuts shown on the pipe's surface. The repair works were
completed on the same day.
12/01/2024 EXCAVATION
3 CR107 SSJV's subcontractor was carrying out trial trench for recharge well
2045 WORK
next to the location of the damaged gas pipe from 11 Jan to 13 Jan
2024. The trial trench was completed down to 1.4 m depth but did not
find the gas pipe. During the trial trench, workers were using hoes and
crowbars to carry out manual excavation due to hard ground
condition, which likely caused the cuts at the edge of the gas pipe.

Root Cause: Pending.

Follow-Up Actions by Project Team: Pending

Singtel received feedback that SPG’s Singtel network at the OTS was
down for one week. Singtel discovered that their cables had been
damaged but were still unsure of the damaged cables’ location.

J112 had been carrying out soil removal, RCA laying, and compaction
works for traffic diversion. J112 assisted Singtel to open the trench
near the abandoned box culvert where they had been carrying out
traffic diversion works and Singtel discovered that the cables were
damaged.

Root Cause: It was suspected that the excavator operator might

15/01/2024
4 J112 damage the cable during the levelling of ground for RCA backfilling on ROADWORKS
2130
the evening of 11 January 2024.

Follow-Up Actions by Project Team:

Recommended the followings:
1) Do not assume the absence of services when the plant map and
utilities plan show that the cable is not within the excavation zone.
If possible, always do positive identification of all existing services
to ascertain their alignment and depth.
2) If in doubt, contact the services agency to come to site to advise
and assist on the identification of the services alignment.

A contractor was carrying out excavation to prepare for 300 mm water

pipe connection along Beach Road. The excavator bucket scratched a
20 mm bare cable which was buried underground without any pipe
protection.

The supervisor noticed that lamp poles along Beach Road were turned
off and reported it to LTA Streetlighting Department. Street Lighting
maintenance team arrived on site, checked, and provided temporary
16/01/2024
5 N101 supply to turn on the lightings. They confirmed that there was no issue EARTHWORK
2140
with the street lighting cables however there was no incoming supply
from SPPG.

SPPG was contacted and found that the power disruption was due to
the previously damaged 20 mm LV cable. SPPG did a cable joint to the
damaged cable and completed the repair works.

Root Cause: Lack of work procedure

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 Follow-Up Actions by Project Team:
Recommended to provide full time supervision, thorough checks, and
cable detection prior to works around the utilities.

A contractor used a mini-excavator to remove premix layer for draw-

pit for Stage A3 cable pulling work at Sin Ming Ave. During the manual
excavation to remove the sandbag and well compacted RCA, a traffic
light cable was scrapped by the spade.

The traffic light for the roundabout was down. Traffic Controllers were
deployed on site immediately. ATS Technician arrived to repair the
damage cable and restore the traffic lights.

26/01/2024 Root Cause: Nil

6 N109 ROADWORKS
1120
Follow-Up Actions by Project Team:
Recommended the followings.
1) Sufficient red plastic cable slab shall be placed 200 mm above
exposed cable (if any) inside the draw pit.
2) Engineer/supervisor to brief workers prior to the work to exercise
extra vigilance and care when exposing the cables.
3) Mini excavator only allowed to remove premix layer, and base
course layer need to dig manually.

SPPG informed that there were power trips at Khatib Camp substation
which caused power outage at Khatib Camp. Backup genset was
provided to Khatib Camp soon after.

Preliminary investigation found that the cables located near to Zone

3A (ER29) P1248 where piling activities were ongoing, were damaged.
SPPG team (witnessed by main contractor) carried out an open trench
excavation on site to positively identify the cause of the damage.
Repair works for the damaged cables were completed the next day.
31/01/2024
7 N112 PILING WORK
2050 The damage to the 22 kV cables was thought to be caused by piling rig
operator placing coring bucket on top of the bare ground (without
steel plate) above the cables. The coring bucket was suspected to be
penetrated up to 1.5 m depth below ground for the piling team to
remove the bucket pin.

Root Cause: Pending

Follow-Up Actions by Project Team: Pending

Other Occurrence

S/n Site Date Details Work Activity

Off duty Resident Technical Officer (RTO) turned up to site intoxicated
and tried to enter the site. He was stopped by the site staff. The police
was called as he was uncooperative and became aggressive when
asked to leave. He was arrested and taken away.
02/01/2024 WALKING ON
1 J109
1100 SITE
Root Cause:
Stress – QPS reported that the RTO was allegedly under stress and
consumed excessive alcohol during the new year celebration.

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 Follow-Up Actions by Project Team:
RTO was banned from LTA projects.

The trailer, with the boom lift, arrived at the designated cordoned-off
unloading area. During the process of unloading, the boom lift
(together with driver/operator) slipped from the edge of the self-
loader trailer and landed on its side.

The driver/operator sustained some minor bruises on his left elbow

and right hand and went to a clinic for medical assessment. (0 MC & 0
17/01/2024 LD) LOADING/
2 DE117
0900 UNLOADING
Root Cause:
Lack of training - the trailer driver was not trained to operate a boom
lift.

Follow-Up Actions by Project Team: Ensured Safety Time-out was

carried out to review the safe work procedure.

IP was tasked to cut a vertical rebar between formwork (roof slab) and
pipe roofing at frame no. 29 using a grinder when the cutting disc got
stuck within the rebar. The sudden stoppage caused him to lean
forward and his left hand (index finger knuckle) brushed against the
rebar. IP was wearing cut resistant gloves and face shield at the time
of incident. IP was given first aid and sent to a clinic. (0 MC & 0 LD)

Root Cause:
Unsafe attitude – IP was experienced in the cutting of rebar using a
grinder. To expedite the cutting process, he exerted too much force,
CUTTING/
22/01/2024 and the sudden stoppage made him lean forward unexpectedly.
3 883 SAWING/
0930
GRINDING
Follow-Up Actions by Project Team:
Recommended the followings:
1) To use welding instead of grinder for cutting of vertical rebar.
2) To conduct refresher training on usage of grinder.
3) To appoint authorized users.
4) Compulsory usage of metal gloves while using grinder.
5) Store man to control and ensure grinder is fitted with handle
before issuing it to workers.
6) Cushion protruding rebar using flexible conduit and rubber hose.

IP was tasked to do the grass-cutting work. He needed to replace a

worn-out cable-tie and had to walk across a damp and slippery
concrete area to access the storage area. IP slipped and landed on his
buttocks and right hand when walking across the slippery area. IP’s nail
on his right middle finger suffered abrasions as it scraped against the
floor. IP was sent to clinic for further medical treatment. (0 MC & 0 LD)

Root Cause:
Lack of knowledge – IP was not very familiar with the work area as he
24/01/2024
4 CR209 was working at the project for only two days at the time of incident. HOUSEKEEPING
1430
Follow-Up Actions by Project Team:
Recommended the followings:
1) To inspect entire CR209 premises and ensure algae is removed and
other potential slip and fall hazards are eliminated or minimized.
2) To review and improve the contractor’s reporting procedure to
ensure all incidents are reported to LTA as per LTA GS and other
relevant stakeholders promptly.

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 IP injured his right hand while pulling out the string of a road cutting
machine. IP did not release his hand in time when the string recoiled
back, and he hit his hand on the machine. (0 MC & 0 LD)

Root Cause:
31/01/2024 Lack of knowledge – IP should have released the string when it recoiled WORKING WITH
5 T301
1515 and not hold onto it. MACHINERY

Follow-Up Actions by Project Team:

Ensured that the incident was shared with the workforce during the
toolbox meeting.

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