Worker Killed as Telephone Mast Collapses During Dismantling

Picture courtesy of Amarin.

A 37-year-old worker was killed when a 48-metre-high telephone mast he was dismantling collapsed, crushing him to death.

At approximately 15:30 on 25 April, officers from Si Somdet Police Station received reports of a fatal incident involving a falling telecommunications mast at the entrance to Ban Phosai Noi in Phosai subdistrict, Si Somdet district, Roi Et province. Police, accompanied by medical staff from Si Somdet Hospital, were dispatched to the scene.

The site was located in a lemongrass field adjacent to paddy fields, where a dismantling operation was underway. Emergency personnel found the body of Mr Amrit  37, lying face-up at the scene. He suffered multiple fractures, and a safety harness was still attached to his waist. A preliminary examination was carried out at the site before the body was released to the family for religious rites.

According to Mr Samian, 33, who witnessed the incident, the deceased was working up the mast and had been dismantling the 48-metre-high mast section by section. Approximately 10 metres had already been removed over two days of work. During the operation, a gripping device securing the sling cable, holding the mast in position, reportedly slipped, causing the mast to collapse and fall, with the victim still attached to it.

Authorities are continuing their investigation into the incident.

  Adapted by Asean Now from Amarin 2025-04-27.