Contractors: Many safeguards for demolition works

AMTHE demolition industry defended its safety record in the wake of yesterday's Novena Ville accident in which a toppled excavator pinned and killed its operator....

Ville excavator accident: Large crane brought in to stabilise toppled machineA large crane has been brought into the worksite where an excavator toppled this morning, killing the machine operator.A large crane has been brought into the worksite where an excavator toppled this morning, killing the machine operator.A large crane has been brought into the worksite where an excavator toppled this morning,...

driver of an excavator that toppled on Thursday morning is believed to be dead.Officers from the Singapore Civil Defence Force are also likely to take a few hours to get to the man, who is stuck in the driver's cabin, as ground at the construction site is unstable.It is understood that the man was doing demolition work on the basement car park near Novena Ville as part of construction work to build...

body of the man caught in an excavator pinned under debris at a worksite along Thomson Road was removed from the site in a police vehicle at about 3.20pm on Thursday, June 6, 2013.The cable from a 160-tonne crane was used to stabilise the excavator so that the casualty could be extricated.The body of the man caught in an excavator pinned under debris at a worksite along Thomson Road was removed from...

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Contractors: Many safeguards for demolition works