Two NE workers crushed to death in scaffolding collapse at luxury hotel construction site in downtown Bangkok

[webfact]

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Siam Rath reported that a section of scaffolding collapsed on two workers at a construction site for a luxury hotel in downtown Bangkok.

 

Lumpini police and rescue services rushed to the scene in Withayu (Wireless) Road where security personnel and fellow workers were sifting through the rubble. 

 

The collapse occurred at B1 - an underground section.

 

One worker Praphai, aged 58, was crushed but died on the way to Kluay Nam Thai hospital.

 

Another - Bunhome aged 42 from Khon Kaen - was found under rubble thereafter already dead at the scene.

 

Police and civil engineering authorities are investigating the collapse to see whether there is a case for negligence charges. 

 

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[Excel]

2 minutes ago, webfact said:

Police and civil engineering authorities are investigating the collapse to see whether there is a case for negligence charges

Or rather to find some minion they can pin the blame on, assuming that is the backhanders are forthcoming.

[RichardColeman]

5 minutes ago, webfact said:

Police and civil engineering authorities are investigating the collapse to see whether there is a case for negligence charges. 

Probably looking at nationality of deceased  first !

[Geoffggi]

If there was a creditable safety standard in place finding where the true fault lay would be much easier, scaffolding is a trade and one that people need to respect, just because they are using metal scaffolding in opposed to bamboo does not necessarily make things safer. You need to have qualified inspectors that sign off on scaffolding as safe to use, this scaffolding also should require re-testing should any modifications be necessary - There are NO safe shortcuts period.

[ezzra]

Safety now days is much better than 20 or so years ago when building sites death was a daily occurrence i remember...

[Geoffggi]

34 minutes ago, ezzra said:

Safety now days is much better than 20 or so years ago when building sites death was a daily occurrence i remember...

I agree, but there is still much room for improvement 

 

[ozimoron]

I remember in the early 80's they were building the Landmark plaza with entirely bamboo scaffolding.

[sammieuk1]

Sure any negligence found will be of Burmese origin ????Rip

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Police and civil engineering authorities are investigating the collapse to see whether there is a case for negligence charges. 

Most likely.

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

If there was a creditable safety standard in place finding where the true fault lay would be much easier, scaffolding is a trade and one that people need to respect, just because they are using metal scaffolding in opposed to bamboo does not necessarily make things safer. You need to have qualified inspectors that sign off on scaffolding as safe to use, this scaffolding also should require re-testing should any modifications be necessary - There are NO safe shortcuts period.

This is Thailand... it's all about shortcuts.

[Burma Bill]

With respect, when finally constructed will it become a haunted hotel with ghosts???

 

RIP workmen.

[PETERTHEEATER]

How does the reporter know it will be a luxurious hotel?

[itsari]

The accident seems far more than a scaffold collapse from all the rubble at the bottom .

 

[connda]

That sucks.  No OSHA in Thailand, is there.  RIP.

[connda]

2 hours ago, Burma Bill said:

With respect, when finally constructed will it become a haunted hotel with ghosts???

 

RIP workmen.

Ah-hah!  Good catch.  The hotel owners will need to put a Shrine to Brahma to rival Erawan's shrine to keep the bad karma and the ghosts of the dead construction worker's away.
 

[tjintx]

It is now three dead.  It is the One Bangkok site on the corner of Withayu and Rama IV.

[KhunBENQ]

11 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Probably looking at nationality of deceased  first !

NE workers sounds VERY much like Thai workers from the North East (Isan).

Don't you think?

Two of many thousands.

Two families lost their breadwinner.

[In Full Agreement]

3 hours ago, itsari said:

The accident seems far more than a scaffold collapse from all the rubble at the bottom .

 

 

The collapse occurred at B1 - an underground section.

 

Sounds like it was the support for concrete forms.   Not walking on type scaffolding.

[natway09]

I agree with the above post.

It is the messiest construction site I have ever seen or more than scaffolding fell down

[itsari]

1 hour ago, In Full Agreement said:

 

The collapse occurred at B1 - an underground section.

 

Sounds like it was the support for concrete forms.   Not walking on type scaffolding.

That explanation makes more sense . Thank you