There was a crane accident at a construction work site that happened at Bedok North on Saturday. A crawler crane toppled at the work site in Bedok North Avenue 1, leaving its operator with an ijured ankle. According to MOM reports, the crane was being assembled when it lost balance and tilted to one side. MOM have stopped the use of cranes at the work site, while they carry out investigations. it was fortunate that the only injured person was the crane operator, although it was not specified how serious the ankle injury was.
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TWO PUNCHES TO THE FACE RESULTS IN DEATH OF MAN @ ANCHORVALE
2 men fought over money at a coffeeshop in Anchorvale, but one of them winded up dead after taking 2 punches to the face. Catering safety officer Tay Eng Soon, 53, had gotten into an argument with another man, Mr Lim Keow Chye, 49, over donations that the man's late wife had collected for a temple in Thailand.
Read More »MAN BLAMES HDB NEGLIGENCE FOR PAINFUL TOE INJURY
My left foot hit into something and felt a sharp terrible pain on my left toes and i almost tripped and fell to the ground!! I squatted down holding dearly to my toes and looked back and saw what causes the pain, it was the grease trap covers which were damaged sometime around December 2016 (informed by my neighbor that HDB Hub staff were called up to do the repair work after he managed to lodged a feedback on the damaged cover), most of those covers were either sometime or curved!!
Read More »60 Y.O. WOMAN FALLS & BREAKS HIP IN SBS BUS, DRIVER REFUSED TO STOP
Mr Peter Jansen, 64, and his wife, Elizabeth Jansen, 60, boarded SBS Transit bus service 14 on Saturday. Little did they suspect that this bus ride would cause Elizabeth to be so badly injured, she would have to be hospitalized for 6 weeks.
Read More »INJURY ALERT! ANOTHER IKEA ITEM RECALLED
Another day, another item from IKEA getting recalled, due to danger of the item causing serious injury. IKEA had indicated that they had received some complaints on the lounge chair named as MYSINGSÖ, indicating that the chair will topple and break easily if not fixed properly. While we look for bargains for furniture, must always remember that sometimes cheap items does not come with guarantee that they will last that long before breaking apart.
Read More »KIND TAXI DRIVER SENT MOTHER & INJURED TODDLER TO HOSPITAL FOR FREE
However, in her frenzied rush to get her son to the hospital, the young Miss Liu had brought everything but her wallet along with her. She realized this about 5 minutes into the journey and frankly told the driver about her situation. Instead of chasing the 2 out of his taxi, the kind uncle instead continued to console the panicky young mother and her toddler, and drove them to their destination for free.
Read More »PRUDENTIAL MAKING EXCUSES NOT TO PAY OUT MY MOTHER’S INSURANCE CLAIMS
Recently, my mother had the misfortune of meeting an accident and has been on a wheelchair for the past 6 months. She had the good benefits of buying many policies to protect her family against such incidents but was aghast to receive Prudential's rejection of disability.
Read More »COMPANY FINED FOR NOT PAYING COMPENSATION TO INJURED EMPLOYEE
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) may finally be taking the first steps towards getting tough on errant employeers - this according to observers after the MOM fined a company, Lyon & Dianzi Pte Ltd, for failing to pay injury compensation to an employee. This is the first time an employer has been prosecuted for failing to pay medical compensation, says MOM.
Read More »WILD OTTERS INJURED AFTER ILLEGAL ANGLER USED FISHING HOOK TO HURT THEM
Feeling FURIOUS! Today, Bishan-AMK otter pup was injured because of an illegal fisherman!!!! From the video, you can see that the man lowered his fishing line intentionally to harm/hook the otters. He was smiling when he managed to hook the otters. By the time I realised something was wrong. It was too late. Poor otter was seen limping
Read More »MAN’S CALF IMPALED AFTER FALLING OFF BROKEN HAWKER CENTER SEAT
A netizen Mr Rizuan suffered a horrific injury after the stool he was sitting on at a hawker center in Changi Village broke. He had been breaking fast with his family at the hawker center on 26th Jun when the incident happened.
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