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Fiona Chow

A 68-year-old construction worker was in a critical condition after being struck by an electric chain hoist at a Hong Kong government site undergoing drainage replacement works on Wednesday morning.
The site on Yen Chow Street in Sham Shui Po is part of the government’s drainage pipe replacement project that spans from Tsuen Wan to West Kowloon. The project is expected to be completed by the end of this year.
Police said they received a report from the site at 8.30am. One of the victim’s colleagues found him unconscious and bleeding from the head.
The worker was sent to Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung for immediate surgery.

The Association for the Rights of Industrial Accident Victims said he was in a critical condition.
The group also said it had received a report about a worker who had been struck by a machine that fell from a height.
Officers from the Labour Department and Drainage Services Department had reportedly arrived at the scene to investigate.


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Worker, 68, was on Hong Kong government site undergoing drainage replacement works when accident occurred


Worker, 68, was on Hong Kong government site undergoing drainage replacement works when accident occurred.


The Association for the Rights of Industrial Accident Victims (Hong Kong)

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Construction worker struck by falling chain hoist in critical condition

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Worker, 68, was on Hong Kong government site undergoing drainage replacement works when accident occurred