Fatal Accident Prompts Investigation: Construction Worker Killed by Falling Steel on Rama 2 in Bangkok, 262 Similar Accidents

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Bangkok—At 10:30 AM, on December 16th, 2023, Bangkok engineering teams and relevant agencies launched a field inspection on an incident where a large amount of steel construction equipment fell on a worker leading to his death on Rama 2 road, Bang Khun Thian, Bangkok.

 

After the incident, the Expressway Authority of Thailand suspended any activity on the construction site for seven days to investigate the case.

 

 

Initially, relevant agencies would gather evidence at the incident scene to determine the exact cause of the incident. Samae Dam police officers interrogated supervising engineers who controlled the crane involved and ordered them to suspend any activities involving moving construction objects from the construction site to allow for further investigation.

 

It was reported by the associated Thai press that in regards to the overall statistics from the construction of the Rama 2 Road highway, within 5 years from 2018 to 2022, there were a total of 2,242 accidents, 130 fatalities, and 1,303 injuries.

 

By Kittisak Phalaharn

 

Full story: THE PATTAYA NEWS 2023-12-18

 

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[stoner]

when it takes 457 years to finish construction what do you expect ? 

[PETERTHEEATER]

I would rather believe the headline figures than the text figures. If the latter is accurate someone should be hanging their head in shame.

[2008bangkok]

130 fatalities, you woul of thought they would of learnt a lesson. 

All the profits gonna be gone through Civil cases. 

[Mr Meeseeks]

Gonna have to play that lottery number!