BUKIT MERTAJAM, May 5 — The Penang Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) issued an instantaneous stoppage discover on the loading and unloading of hole pipes at a factory in Simpang Ampat, close to right here after a lorry driver was crushed to loss of life by falling pipes.
Its director Hairozie Asri stated his division had additionally instructed the employer to conduct an inside investigation to determine the trigger of the incident and measures for enchancment and put up a case presentation to the Penang DOSH.
“Our crew has carried out an investigation after receiving info concerning an accident involving a 60-year-old native man who died when six bundles of “hole pipes” weighing greater than 5,000 kilogrammes fell on him on April 29.
“From the preliminary investigation carried out, it was discovered that the sufferer was a lorry driver of the factory and he had gone to the beam and hole pipe storage warehouse after consuming on the canteen earlier than being hit by the pipes,” he stated at this time.
He stated the Penang DOSH will perform a follow-up investigation by acquiring related paperwork and recording conversations throughout the inspection to determine witnesses in addition to follow-up visits after enchancment and preventive measures have been taken by the factory.
He stated it’s the employer’s accountability underneath Section 15(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 to guarantee security and well being on the office. — eNM
