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Crane driver listened to music as he lowered box that killed man
来源：shippingazette 编辑：编辑部 发布：2023/02/20 14:25:57
A CONTAINER stacker was listening to music when he lowered a container that crushed a man in 2021, a coronor's court was told, reports Singapore's Channel NewsAsia.
The inquiry into 49-year-old Teo Ser Kiong's death occured after he was crushed by a 20-foot container at a construction site at 15 Pioneer Crescent Singapore.
The court heard that Teo, who worked for Allied Container (engineers and manufacturers), was at the work site with colleagues at the time.
Mr Teo was holding a stack of papers checking containers for damage when crane driver Arumugam Ganesan, 42, picked up the container from the second level and lifted it to the third level, before driving to another location.
While driving, Ganesan lowered the container to its intended location. Mr Teo was standing in front of the machine, and Mr Ganesan continued to drive forward. The machine struck Teo without Ganesan realising.
Ganesan realised something was wrong only when he used the machine to place the container on the ground and found that the container could not be lowered completely because of the obstruction the dead man's body posed.
According to Ganesan, he was listening to music at the time of the incident. The music came from a radio placed on top of the stacking machine, and he was not using his phone.
He also said that his line of sight was obstructed due to the lowering of the container while he was driving the machine forward.
An autopsy found Mr Teo's cause of death to be multiple injuries including several fractures. No foul play was suspected.
The inquiry into 49-year-old Teo Ser Kiong's death occured after he was crushed by a 20-foot container at a construction site at 15 Pioneer Crescent Singapore.
The court heard that Teo, who worked for Allied Container (engineers and manufacturers), was at the work site with colleagues at the time.
Mr Teo was holding a stack of papers checking containers for damage when crane driver Arumugam Ganesan, 42, picked up the container from the second level and lifted it to the third level, before driving to another location.
While driving, Ganesan lowered the container to its intended location. Mr Teo was standing in front of the machine, and Mr Ganesan continued to drive forward. The machine struck Teo without Ganesan realising.
Ganesan realised something was wrong only when he used the machine to place the container on the ground and found that the container could not be lowered completely because of the obstruction the dead man's body posed.
According to Ganesan, he was listening to music at the time of the incident. The music came from a radio placed on top of the stacking machine, and he was not using his phone.
He also said that his line of sight was obstructed due to the lowering of the container while he was driving the machine forward.
An autopsy found Mr Teo's cause of death to be multiple injuries including several fractures. No foul play was suspected.