<p>An Indian-origin certified forklift operator in Singapore was sentenced to 18 weeks’ imprisonment for having caused death by accident at the workplace, the Manpower Ministry said here on Thursday.</p>.<p>Alagappan Ganesan, employed by Asiabuild Construction, was sentenced on August 15 for a July 7, 2022 accident following prosecution under the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Act, the Ministry said in an August report on prosecution cases released on Thursday.</p>.<p>On July 7, 2022, Ganesan was operating a forklift in a multi-story car park, where his compatriot Kunjappa Makesh and a co-worker were laying cables. To prevent the cable from being run over by the forklift, Kunjappa and the co-worker attempted to throw the cable over the forklift, which, instead, landed on its rear.</p>.Indian-origin rapper in Singapore jailed for attempting to ‘promote ill will’ through racial online posts.<p>Kunjappa then climbed onto the rear of the forklift. But Ganesan started to reverse the machine resulting in Kunjappa getting caught between the forklift’s overhead guard and a beam.</p>.<p>He was taken to the hospital but died from his injuries, according to a <em>Channel News Asia</em> report.</p>.<p>The Ministry’s investigations revealed that Ganesan was negligent in performing his duties as a forklift operator.</p>.<p>“He did not pay attention to the environment or perform any checks before operating the machine,” it said.</p>.<p>The Ministry also said that operators of machinery such as forklifts or quay cranes must be vigilant and mindful of any workers in the vicinity.</p>.<p>In another workplace accident, an Indian-origin worker was killed when a quay crane operator failed to follow safe work procedures at a port site of PSA Corp.</p>.<p>Mohammad Asraf Rosli was given a seven-month jail sentence on August 25 this year for lowering a 20-foot reefer container onto co-worker Varathan Prabu on March 11, 2020.</p>.<p>Varathan and another colleague were securing containers on board a vessel when the incident happened. Varathan was taken to a hospital, where he died from his injuries.</p>.<p>The Ministry said investigations revealed that Asraf committed a reckless act by not ensuring that no one was standing beneath the container before he lowered it.</p>
<p>An Indian-origin certified forklift operator in Singapore was sentenced to 18 weeks’ imprisonment for having caused death by accident at the workplace, the Manpower Ministry said here on Thursday.</p>.<p>Alagappan Ganesan, employed by Asiabuild Construction, was sentenced on August 15 for a July 7, 2022 accident following prosecution under the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Act, the Ministry said in an August report on prosecution cases released on Thursday.</p>.<p>On July 7, 2022, Ganesan was operating a forklift in a multi-story car park, where his compatriot Kunjappa Makesh and a co-worker were laying cables. To prevent the cable from being run over by the forklift, Kunjappa and the co-worker attempted to throw the cable over the forklift, which, instead, landed on its rear.</p>.Indian-origin rapper in Singapore jailed for attempting to ‘promote ill will’ through racial online posts.<p>Kunjappa then climbed onto the rear of the forklift. But Ganesan started to reverse the machine resulting in Kunjappa getting caught between the forklift’s overhead guard and a beam.</p>.<p>He was taken to the hospital but died from his injuries, according to a <em>Channel News Asia</em> report.</p>.<p>The Ministry’s investigations revealed that Ganesan was negligent in performing his duties as a forklift operator.</p>.<p>“He did not pay attention to the environment or perform any checks before operating the machine,” it said.</p>.<p>The Ministry also said that operators of machinery such as forklifts or quay cranes must be vigilant and mindful of any workers in the vicinity.</p>.<p>In another workplace accident, an Indian-origin worker was killed when a quay crane operator failed to follow safe work procedures at a port site of PSA Corp.</p>.<p>Mohammad Asraf Rosli was given a seven-month jail sentence on August 25 this year for lowering a 20-foot reefer container onto co-worker Varathan Prabu on March 11, 2020.</p>.<p>Varathan and another colleague were securing containers on board a vessel when the incident happened. Varathan was taken to a hospital, where he died from his injuries.</p>.<p>The Ministry said investigations revealed that Asraf committed a reckless act by not ensuring that no one was standing beneath the container before he lowered it.</p>