The Ministry of Labour’s Occupational Safety and Health Department has launched an investigation into a serious construction accident that occurred on Tuesday last at the Sachi Building, Lot 136 ‘E’ Regent Street, Lacytown, Georgetown.
According to a press statement issued by the Labour Ministry, Senior Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) officer Johana Vaughn visited the scene and began an investigation after hearing about the incident. So far, it has been revealed that Leon Turpin, a contractor/supervisor was seriously injured while working on the site. He was on an aluminium scaffold attempting to install a pressure plate on the glass at the front of the building when he came into contact with a live electrical wire.
