Jurong Shipyard fined $230,000 over safety lapses that led to worker's death

SINGAPORE - Jurong Shipyard has been fined $230,000 for a fatal accident in 2015 which saw a worker struck and caught between a gantry crane and a manifold.

The shipyard was convicted of failing to take reasonably practicable measures to ensure the safety of workers at its 5 Jalan Samulun site, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) informed.

The victim, Mr Stephen Yeo Chye Mong, was employed as a safety coordinator and patrol man by the shipyard's subcontractor.

The shipyard was convicted of failing to take reasonably practicable measures to ensure the safety of workers at its 5 Jalan Samulun site, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) informed.

The victim, Mr Stephen Yeo Chye Mong, was employed as a safety coordinator and patrol man by the shipyard's subcontractor.

On March 20, 2015, he was conducting safety checks near the manifolds along the track of a gantry crane, which was in operation. A manifold refers to a pipe that has several openings.

At the time, he was lifting pieces of rolled up welding cables.

Shortly after, a co-worker found him lying on the ground between a utility water supply manifold and the gantry crane track.

He was taken to hospital, where he died on the same day.