Worker, 26, dies after 7-storey fall at Hong Kong public housing construction site
Man believed to be fastening screws when he fell at site on Castle Peak Road near Chau Tau in Lok Ma Chau
A 26-year-old man has died in a fatal industrial incident in Hong Kong after falling seven storeys at a public housing construction site in the north of the city.
Police said on Thursday that they received a report at around 10.30am about an industrial incident on Castle Peak Road near Chau Tau in Lok Ma Chau.
The worker was believed to have been fastening screws at the site when he fell from a height of about seven storeys onto the podium on the second floor, the force said.
He was unconscious and rushed to North District Hospital in Sheung Shui, where he was pronounced dead at around 11.45am.
According to the Housing Authority website, the site is believed to be a public housing development named “Kwu Tung North Area 19” that has six 38-40 storey blocks with 4,968 flats.
The Labour Department said on Thursday that it was investigating the fatal incident.
“The Labour Department immediately deployed staff to the scene upon receiving a report of the accident and is now conducting an investigation to look into its cause,” a spokesman said.