A worker surnamed Wu was working on a guardrail at a construction site and fell from B1 to B2 and died.

(reported by Zhang Ruizhen)

[Reporter Zhang Ruizhen/Taichung Report] A worker surnamed Wu (50 years old) fell off the building for some reason and fell to B2 (2nd underground floor) when he was working on the guardrail on the B1 (basement floor) floor at a construction site in the East District of Taichung City today. On the floor, he lost his heartbeat and breathing on the spot. Colleagues quickly notified the fire department and dispatched an ambulance to Taichung Hospital for first aid. He recovered his heartbeat and breathing at noon today, but died at 12:35. Notify the Taichung City Government Labor Inspection Office to further investigate whether work safety has been implemented.

According to the investigation of the Third Sub-bureau, the worker surnamed Wu was working on the guardrail project. At about 10:25 this morning, for unknown reasons, he fell from the ground floor to the second underground floor. Other workers (colleagues) on the scene rushed to rescue. He recovered his heartbeat and breathing, but he was pronounced dead at 12:35 noon due to his serious injuries. The police sealed off the scene and notified the person in charge of the scene and the person in charge of the construction site to assist in the investigation of the cause of the fall. As for whether there are industrial safety issues, please report to Taichung The Municipal Labor Inspection Office shall dispose of.