One killed, four injured after crane collapses in Pattaya

 

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One person was killed and four others were seriously injured following an accident at a construction site in Pattaya on Monday.

The accident occurred when part of a crane collapsed at the construction site of the Amari Nova Pattaya Hotel.

 

The workers were being transported up the crane in a lift when it gave way and collapsed. 

 

One man was pronounced dead at the scene, while four others were taken to Banglamung Hospital and Bangkok Pattaya Hospital with serious injuries.

 

Authorities said they have launched an investigation into the incident.

 

Pattaya Update News reported the construction site belongs to the Italian-Thai development company.

 

More info as we get it.

 

 

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Safety first 

That is a good slogan but Thailand never follow this 

RIP 

Thailand... The hub of...   strikes again!

 

This one should finally open a few eyes....

I walked by the construction site just minutes after the accident happened, its near the dolphin roundabout,  lots of police and ambulance already arrived.

The workers did not look too happy , I wonder what they think about the safety after this ? Probably just mai pen rai and carry on. 

 

 

 

2 hours ago, mok199 said:

This one should finally open a few eyes....

 

Or, as was the case here, close them...

57 minutes ago, balo said:

I walked by the construction site just minutes after the accident happened, its near the dolphin roundabout,  lots of police and ambulance already arrived.

The workers did not look too happy , I wonder what they think about the safety after this ? Probably just mai pen rai and carry on. 

 

If you have time, check on the no LTI safe man-hours counter banner at the site entrance over the next few days and see if it's been updated.

 

...or if it has disappeared.

I believe the builder has a poor record on the Green Line in Bangkok. 5 dead at last count.

Still bidding for and winning Government contracts. Ho hum.

4 minutes ago, champers said:

I believe the builder has a poor record on the Green Line in Bangkok. 5 dead at last count.

Still bidding for and winning Government contracts. Ho hum.

Burmese conscript labor so it doesn't matter.

Hey bloggers, these accidents happen all over the world, stop turning everything that happens into a 'thai' thing. 

9 hours ago, Henrik Andersen said:

Safety first 

That is a good slogan but Thailand never follow this 

RIP 

Pretty rare these incidents in Thailand compared to Dubai or Qatar.

32 minutes ago, Tailwagsdog said:

Hey bloggers, these accidents happen all over the world, stop turning everything that happens into a 'thai' thing. 

 

Its the casual-ness of how accidents/heavy equipment is handled is what makes Planet Thailand unique. 

RIP to poor worker and his family, trying to make way less than any TV member

Can't see many Thais wanting to take up residence when the construction is finally finished; a bad omen.

4 hours ago, Tailwagsdog said:

Hey bloggers, these accidents happen all over the world, stop turning everything that happens into a 'thai' thing. 

Yes happens everywhere in the world but this is still a website about Thailand isn't?? 

4 hours ago, Tailwagsdog said:

Hey bloggers, these accidents happen all over the world, stop turning everything that happens into a 'thai' thing. 

I don't think they are saying it doesn't happen elsewhere, just that it happens in Thailand a lot more often.  By the way, when was the last crane collapse in Italy ?

17 minutes ago, Henrik Andersen said:

Yes happens everywhere in the world but this is still a website about Thailand isn't?? 

And we come from all over the world and bring our experiences to the forum to contextualize the lunatic fringe of racist Thai bashers to bring balance and common sense to the threads.  

7 minutes ago, IAMHERE said:

I don't think they are saying it doesn't happen elsewhere, just that it happens in Thailand a lot more often.  By the way, when was the last crane collapse in Italy ?

Around the time a bridge collapsed recently....

13 hours ago, Henrik Andersen said:

Safety first 

That is a good slogan but Thailand never follow this 

RIP 

Maybe they were all on rugs.

No security required
as long as it's cue outside,
who working for a bag of peanuts

Edited October 2, 20187 yr by Bangkokazy

4 hours ago, The manic said:

Pretty rare these incidents in Thailand compared to Dubai or Qatar.

 

I don't know about Dubai or Qatar. But here, between BKK and Pattaya, these kinds of things tend to happen with pretty alarming regularity. There was another crane collapse just the other day in BKK. And there have been others in the past year.

 

Along with misc. building construction or demolition site collapses injuring and/or workers. And what's the result of it all?  Any contractors fined or prosecuted?  Any new safety regulations put in place to prevent such things for the future? Any stepped up inspections by government building inspectors. Nope, Nope and Nope.

 

A culture of indifference when it comes to safety.

 

If the guy with the beer belly was in the lift, no wonder it collapsed!

5 hours ago, Tailwagsdog said:

Hey bloggers, these accidents happen all over the world, stop turning everything that happens into a 'thai' thing. 

Not to this extent, maybe the odd one here and there

14 minutes ago, Jingjock said:

Not to this extent, maybe the odd one here and there

Really?

And this is far from being a definitive list:

https://www.craneaccidents.com/

1 hour ago, The manic said:

And we come from all over the world and bring our experiences to the forum to contextualize the lunatic fringe of racist Thai bashers to bring balance and common sense to the threads.  

Hard words 

When I comment racist against Thai people???? 

Common sense is to read the post and afterwards response to others comment 

But ofcores we don't need to have same opinion about everything, do we?? 

11 hours ago, NanLaew said:

If you have time, check on the no LTI safe man-hours counter banner at the site entrance over the next few days and see if it's been updated.

 

...or if it has disappeared.

I have seen manhour boards in Thailand....in Pattaya I would doubt there would be one....and like everywhere, this fatality will be blamed on external factors

 

6 hours ago, Tailwagsdog said:

Hey bloggers, these accidents happen all over the world, stop turning everything that happens into a 'thai' thing. 

I don't see cranes, or in this case an Alemac maybe, collapse on a weekly basis anywhere else as they do it Thailand...in Thailand it is a Thai thing!

RIP, I hope the others recover well. I can't see a proper lifting basket or internal lift and the crane itself looks OK. I hope they weren't all on that buckled lightweight platform-type mess. 

Edited October 2, 20187 yr by nauseus

9 hours ago, Tailwagsdog said:

Hey bloggers, these accidents happen all over the world, stop turning everything that happens into a 'thai' thing. 

It's the national sport here! 

You will not make many friends. LOL

The slightest criticism of anything about Thailand or its people, fair or unfair by the way = 20 likes or more.

The slightest objection on these reviews 1/2 likes maximum. But all the phrases of the kind "remove your pink glasses,".I.. "waited for the first Thai apologist and here it is"

... and I forget the three quarter not always polite   

17 hours ago, mok199 said:

This one should finally open a few eyes....

 

Doubt it...

 

There have been far worse "accidents" followed by inaction.

 

Memo to self..

Keep eyes closed while burying head in sand.

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