Contractor fined for violation of safety legislation

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Tysan Foundation Limited was fined $314,000 at Kwun Tong Magistrates' Courts today (March 10) for violation of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance and the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Management) Regulation. The prosecutions were launched by the Labour Department.

The case involved a fatal accident that occurred on January 24, 2022, at a foundation site in the West Kowloon Cultural District. A worker, while assisting in the repair of a crawler-mounted crane, was trapped between the boom of the crane and a bored pile casing in the vicinity. The worker sustained serious injuries and passed away the same day.

Ends/Friday, March 10, 2023
Issued at HKT 15:20

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