Container falls on forklift at Pasir Panjang port, 1 person sent to hospital

A worker at the Pasir Panjang Terminal was sent to hospital after five containers fell over.

A video of the incident shared online showed a worker operating a forklift when it was struck by one of the containers that fell over.

According to the video recording's time stamp, the footage is dated Nov. 25, 2024.

What happened

In the video, a worker operating a forklift was lifting a container when five of them fell over.

A person in the forklift appeared to fall out of the machine when it was hit by a container.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) confirmed with Mothership that they received a call for assistance at 33 Harbour Drive, the address of PSA Singapore's Pasir Panjang Terminal, at about 6:55am on Nov. 25.

A PSA spokesperson confirmed that the incident happened in the container yard at Pasir Panjang Terminal 3 at about 6:40am on Monday.

The 37-year-old forklift operator was injured and conveyed conscious to the National University Hospital.

He is in stable condition.

PSA is providing help and support to the injured employee.

Investigations are ongoing.

MOM investigating

In response to Mothership's queries, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said that the 37-year-old Malaysian worker was operating a forklift when a stack of empty shipping containers fell onto it.

He sustained lacerations to his head and body after falling from the forklift cabin and was conveyed to National University Hospital for treatment, MOM said.

The ministry explained that as a general safety measure, containers need to be properly stacked according to the acceptable pattern and maximum height to prevent toppling.

They are investigating the incident and has instructed the occupier, PSA Corporation Limited, to stop all empty container-handling work activities at the site and conduct a safety time-out for their operations.

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