SINGAPORE - A worker who miraculously survived after falling 22-storeys is now too traumatised to talk about the incident.
According to The New Paper, China national Shao Yong Yin, 39, fell from a gondola at a Ridgewood Close construction site two months ago.
The carpenter had been trying to remove pipes from the facade of the 24-storey building when he fell. It is not known how it happened.
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) declined to name the building, but checks by the reporter showed that the only building of that height under construction in the area is The Trizon condominium.
Shao was working in Singapore for just eight months when the incident occurred. Speaking to The New Paper, Shao - who was warded at the National University Hospital (NUH) - said he did not want to talk about the incident.
"I think I might not be able to bear it if I do," he added. He did not seem to recall much of the horrific accident.
According to the report, his fall was broken by some corrugated roof sheets about 2m off the ground, which probably saved his life. He injured his right leg and hip from the accident.
An NUH spokesperson said that Shao is "in a stable condition", and he was transferred to West Point Hospital last Thursday to continue his rehabilitation.
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