Accidents - workplace

Three seriously hurt in explosion at chemical plant in France

Officials said there was no risk of toxicity to local residents “at this time” after the explosion in Lyon.

Collapse at construction site near Seoul’s Yeouido station leaves 7 workers trapped

Steel reinforcement bars had collapsed, trapping workers at an underground roadway construction site.

Spain coal mine accident kills two workers

Surprise inspection at Ubi worksite after whistle-blower alerts MOM to unsafe forklift practices

An MOM officer measuring the height of a workshop's mezzanine at a worksite in Ubi during a surprise inspection on Nov 21.

NEA fined $230k for safety lapses in 2021 Tuas incineration plant explosion that claimed two lives

On Nov 18, NEA pleaded guilty to one charge of failing to take necessary measures to ensure the safety and health of its employees at work.

South Korea’s President, injured as a child labourer, cracks down on ‘workplaces of death’

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has vowed to lower the country’s above-average rate of industrial accidents.

Huge fire sparked by explosions near Argentina’s capital ‘contained’

An aerial view showing a fire after an explosion in an industrial area of Ezeiza in Buenos Aires province, Argentina, on Nov 15.

Worker dies after falling at Jurong Region Line construction site; stop-work order issued

The construction supervisor had fallen from a height of about 9m while descending scaffolding at the site near Block 202 Pandan Gardens, near Jurong East, at around 5.30pm on Nov 13.

South Korea rescuers use explosives to reach workers trapped at collapsed building

The workers were working on the massive steel structure to weaken its base to prepare for demolition when it collapsed five days ago.

Construction worker dies after gate falls on him in Bedok landed estate

A construction worker had been repairing an automatic sliding gate at a residential property in Jalan Pari Burong when it fell on him.

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