Fatal accident: MOM alert on press machines

The incident at Bishan Depot on March 23 was SMRT's third serious worksite accident in four years. PHOTO: ST FILE
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The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) is calling on industries using press machines to conduct a comprehensive risk assessment following a fatal accident at SMRT's Bishan Depot earlier this week.

On Monday morning, 30-year-old technician Muhammad Afiq Senawi died while he was operating a hydraulic press machine at the train depot.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on March 26, 2020, with the headline Fatal accident: MOM alert on press machines. Subscribe