Contractor fined for violation of safety legislation
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Shun Ming Construction & Decoration Co was fined $40,000 at Shatin Magistrates' Courts today (September 7) for violation of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Electricity) Regulations. The prosecutions were launched by the Labour Department.
The case involved a fatal accident that occurred on August 22 last year in Sai Kung. A worker was electrocuted while operating an electric concrete breaker for carrying out concrete breaking work.
Ends/Monday, September 7, 2015
Issued at HKT 19:24
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