Technician crushed to death while repairing lift at Bangkok airport

[snoop1130]

 

A technician, believed to be a Thai national, tragically lost his life today while repairing a lift at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok.

 

The technician’s death was reported today, August 13, by several Thai news agencies. It was stated that he was conducting repairs at the bottom of the lift within a domestic passenger terminal of Suvarnabhumi Airport when the lift car descended and crushed him.

 

Images shared by the media showed the victim’s body at the bottom of the elevator. The lift was cordoned off with yellow boards to prevent others from entering the scene until police could investigate the cause of the incident.

 

Airport officials are planning to contact the deceased’s family to inform them of the tragic news.

 

By Petch Petpailin

Photo via Matichon

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-08-13

 

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[OneMoreFarang]

Are there any security procedures to follow when working on any lift?

Did he follow all those procedures?

If not, then why not?

 

[Captain Monday]

It is tragic but if the maker’s maintenance manual was not followed it is also a crime. 

[Georgealbert]

The incident took place at 15:30 in the passenger terminal of the airport, on the first floor of Concourse A, a restricted area for airport staff and authorised personnel only. 

 

The technician, who worked for a contracted company, was found dead with severe head injuries after being crushed by the elevator's counterweight, which weighs approximately two tons.

 

According to the initial investigation, the technician was repairing one side of the elevator when he accidentally dropped a wrench into the adjacent shaft. As he leaned in to retrieve the tool, the counterweight, which was still in operation, descended and struck him, resulting in his immediate death.

 

Authorities have begun questioning the technician’s colleagues to gather more details. It is believed that the incident was an accident that occurred during routine maintenance work. The body has been sent to Chakri Naruebodindra Medical Institute for an autopsy. 
 

Mr. Kittipong Kittikhachorn, Director of Suvarnabhumi Airport, who was on official business abroad at the time, stated that he had ordered a full investigation to determine the true cause of the accident. He clarified that the incident was not caused by the elevator malfunctioning and falling.

Mr. Kittipong also emphasized that the contractor responsible for the technician's work must provide full support and compensation to the victim’s family. He further urged all contractors working within the airport to enhance safety protocols to prevent such tragic accidents from happening again.

 

[Sigmund]

A very sad disaster that will also further tarnish the image of Thailand no doubt.

[freeworld]

No LOTO of E/M systems, workers take shortcuts and this is how accidents happen. A trained lift technician should know the procedures and also the engineering manager and safety in charge at the airport who should be overseeing the safety of workers on their equipment on their premises.

Edited August 13 by freeworld

[Georgealbert]

Suvarnabhumi Airport statement, (translation)

 

At 13:25 today, the Security Centre of Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) received a report of a fatal accident involving a maintenance technician from Asian Elevator Co., Ltd., a contracted company responsible for the airport’s elevator systems. The technician tragically lost his life while performing maintenance on an elevator in the office area of Concourse A, located on the first floor outside the passenger terminal.

 

Initial investigations identified the deceased as Mr. Wisetrat Tangso, a lift maintenance technician. At the time of the incident, he was in the process of conducting routine elevator maintenance. In response to the accident, Suvarnabhumi Airport immediately coordinated with medical personnel and local police to secure the area and begin an investigation. Forensic experts from Samut Prakan Province were also called in to conduct a detailed examination to determine the exact cause of death. The area where the incident occurred has been temporarily cordoned off to facilitate the investigation. 
 

Suvarnabhumi Airport has confirmed that the accident did not result from any malfunction of the elevator in question. The airport management expressed their deepest condolences to the family of the deceased and pledged full cooperation with the ongoing investigation.

 

Furthermore, Suvarnabhumi Airport has instructed all relevant departments to review and reinforce safety protocols to prevent such incidents from occurring in the future.

 

[Crabby XPatty]

Too bad for him, but sticking your head/body into an active elevator shaft is pretty effing dumb. I'd bet many baht that manufacture's maintenance manual warns to never enter an active elevator shaft.  Power should be disabled and circuit breaker tagged, with locks on the ballast weight and/or car to prevent it from falling. Darwin moment

[BangkokReady]

5 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The lift was cordoned off with yellow boards to prevent others from entering the scene

 

To stop people from taking photos.

[khlongtoey]

15 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

 

To stop people from taking photos.

yeaaa that and/or selfies for insta. at least it wasn't in the main terminals, so i don't have to worry about ghosts on arrival.   maybe thailand needs more personal injury lawyers to prevent these "accidents" ,

[hotchilli]

13 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Are there any security procedures to follow when working on any lift?

Did he follow all those procedures?

If not, then why not?

 

TiT

[hotchilli]

12 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

According to the initial investigation, the technician was repairing one side of the elevator when he accidentally dropped a wrench into the adjacent shaft. As he leaned in to retrieve the tool, the counterweight, which was still in operation, descended and struck him, resulting in his immediate death.

Freak accident or preventable?

[thaibeachlovers]

12 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

According to the initial investigation, the technician was repairing one side of the elevator when he accidentally dropped a wrench into the adjacent shaft. As he leaned in to retrieve the tool, the counterweight, which was still in operation, descended and struck him, resulting in his immediate death.

Can I believe what I just read? Apparently, while a technician was working in the lift shaft the lift itself was still in use? The person that authorised that insanity should be charged with manslaughter.

[thaibeachlovers]

13 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Freak accident or preventable?

The lift should not have been in use, so entirely 100% preventable.

 

I thought this was going to be about the technician not engaging a device to stop the lift descending on him while working, ergo the author of his own demise, but no, it's about some absolute violation of health and safety provisions by his superiors.

[nobodysfriend]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

he was conducting repairs at the bottom of the lift within a domestic passenger terminal of Suvarnabhumi Airport when the lift car descended and crushed him.

 

 

The technician did not think about securing that nobody uses the lift while he was repairing it ...?

Dead because of stupidity .

[norbra]

14 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Are there any security procedures to follow when working on any lift?

Did he follow all those procedures?

If not, then why not?

 

The safety procedures to follow when working on a lift are the same procedures one should employ when using a Zebra crossing in Thailand

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

The lift should not have been in use, so entirely 100% preventable.

 

I thought this was going to be about the technician not engaging a device to stop the lift descending on him while working, ergo the author of his own demise, but no, it's about some absolute violation of health and safety provisions by his superiors.

His superiors are probably clueless.

[thaibeachlovers]

2 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

His superiors are probably clueless.

Agreed.

[thaibeachlovers]

1 hour ago, nobodysfriend said:

 

The technician did not think about securing that nobody uses the lift while he was repairing it ...?

Dead because of stupidity .

I doubt he had the choice.

[norbra]

Counterweight AKA "whispering death" as you never hear them coming.

In some instances they can close on you at speeds in the region of 2000 feet per minute.

Edited August 14 by norbra

[Ctkong]

 

“According to the initial investigation, the technician was repairing one side of the elevator when he accidentally dropped a wrench into the adjacent shaft. As he leaned in to retrieve the tool, the counterweight, which was still in operation, descended and struck him, resulting in his immediate death.”

this clarify that the technician was working on the immobile 

lift adjacent to the active one that killed him. 

[Dljohnt]

Most lift companies separate the two (or more) shafts at the bottom floor to prevent the mistake you can easily make while working in the pit.

[oustaristocrats]

23 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

 

A technician, believed to be a Thai national, tragically lost his life today while repairing a lift at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok.

 

The technician’s death was reported today, August 13, by several Thai news agencies. It was stated that he was conducting repairs at the bottom of the lift within a domestic passenger terminal of Suvarnabhumi Airport when the lift car descended and crushed him.

 

Images shared by the media showed the victim’s body at the bottom of the elevator. The lift was cordoned off with yellow boards to prevent others from entering the scene until police could investigate the cause of the incident.

 

Airport officials are planning to contact the deceased’s family to inform them of the tragic news.

 

By Petch Petpailin

Photo via Matichon

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-08-13

 

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"The lift was cordoned off with yellow boards to prevent others from entering the scene until police could investigate the cause of the incident."

 

This reads like the lift wasn't cordoned off during the lift repair activity, a violation against Murphy's Law.

[Liverpool Lou]

On 8/13/2024 at 6:14 PM, Sigmund said:

will also further tarnish the image of Thailand no doubt.

How and why would this accident caused by the tech do that?

[Liverpool Lou]

13 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Freak accident or preventable?

Both.

[Captain Monday]

Who is the dullard who is “confused” on this topic?

[Harsh Jones]

On 8/13/2024 at 5:14 AM, Sigmund said:

A very sad disaster that will also further tarnish the image of Thailand no doubt.

The typical doomer angle