Monday, February 20, 2012

Worker crushed to death in dough-mixing machine at Defu Lane


Workers at a factory watched in horror as their colleague was crushed to death in a dough-mixing machine.
The Chinese national was cleaning the machine when his foot got trapped.
The man was folded in just as the machine started churning and he was crushed to death.
The 25-year-old was pronounced dead at the Eng Bee Foodstuffs factory less than 15 minutes after the accident occurred last Saturday night.
Chinese-language daily Lianhe Wanbao reported that the man screamed for help when the machine started.
When the Singapore Civil Defence Force arrived at the scene, the man was already dead.
The SCDF took 45 minutes to extricate his body.
Police investigations are ongoing, and a representative from Eng Bee Foodstuffs has declined comment.
The factory manufactures noodles that are sent to supermarkets and hawker stalls around the island.

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