On Thursday, Ng Choon Seng, 55, the sole proprietor of New Sun Electrical Contractor, was charged with modifying the accident scene in July last year.

New Sun was a subcontractor carrying out home renovations at 107A Gerald Drive, off Yio Chu Kang Road. The worker, Mr Pichaimuthu Dhanikodi, an Indian national, was installing a lightning conductor on the roof when he fell and died.

Ng faces two other charges, for employing Mr Dhanikodi without a valid work pass and for failing to ensure there were proper safety measures at the work site.

The main contractor, Tat Ho Builder, faces nine charges for not providing a safe work environment. A director of the company, Ng Tze Lik, was charged with not implementing the necessary safety measures.

Investigations by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) showed that there were no lines to hook on harnesses or barricades installed on the roof to prevent falls. Mr Dhanikodi got up by climbing the wooden scaffolding erected on the outside of the house.

The accident was the third case brought to court in the last two months involving a worker falling from height at a worksite.

In April, a subcontractor, Giftbuild, and its director Goh Eng Ban were fined $70,000 and $20,000 respectively for failing to ensure that a gondola was set up according to safety regulations and for not providing adequate training and supervision.

This resulted in the death of a worker, who slipped and fell 10 storeys while painting the exterior of a residential block. The main contractor, Jotun (Singapore), was fined $18,000 last month.

In May, a foreman was fined $6,000 when his worker fell from a height of about 23m. He had a safety belt on, but nowhere to anchor it.

Read the full report in Friday's edition of The Straits Times.