Singaporean mover, 23, dies after falling 7 storeys at condominium
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SINGAPORE - A 23-year-old Singaporean mover died after he fell backwards from a ladder over a parapet wall at a 10th floor unit of a condominium. He fell seven storeys and was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics last Monday (April 5) at Watermark @Singaporean mover, 23, dies after falling 7 storeys at condominium
SINGAPORE - A 23-year-old Singaporean mover died after he fell backwards from a ladder over a parapet wall at a 10th floor unit of a condominium. He fell seven storeys and was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics last Monday (April 5) at Watermark @ Robertson Quay. His employer, Apex Worldwide Movers & Services, has been ordered to stop work by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM). In response to queries from The Straits Times, MOM said on Tuesday that the man was moving and disposing of furniture at the condominium unit at 5 Rodyk Street in the River Valley area when he fell. «He was standing on a ladder when he fell backwards over an opening that was above a 1m-high parapet wall in the service yard. He fell from the 10th floor and landed on the third floor,» said an MOM spokesman. The ministry added that this was the 13th workplace fatality this year from 11 incidents. It is currently investigating the incident. Read more