An industrial accident was reported this morning at a residential building construction site in Ji'an Township, Hualien. A man surnamed Lin was found to have fallen to the bottom of an elevator shaft, suffering serious head injuries. He was sent to the hospital and pronounced dead.

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[Reporter Wang Jinyi/Hualien Report] An industrial safety accident was reported this morning at a residential building construction site in Ji'an Township, Hualien. A man surnamed Lin was found to have fallen to the bottom of an elevator shaft, causing serious head injuries. , The whole case was reported to the Hualien District Prosecutor's Office for judicial inspection to clarify the cause of the accident.

The police pointed out that at nearly 9:00 this morning, an accident was reported at a construction site in Ji’an Township. After investigation, a 50-year-old man surnamed Lin accidentally fell to the bottom of the elevator shaft on the first basement floor during construction. Falling from the first floor of the construction site to the basement, the height is about 3 meters deep, but the detailed cause of the accident needs to be further clarified, and the North District Labor Inspection Office will be notified to send personnel to investigate the construction safety.

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Due to the narrow space inside the elevator shaft, the ambulance personnel from the fire department were unable to enter the scene. Later, with the support of special search and rescue firefighters, the injured man surnamed Lin was pulled out, but his head was severely injured and he was not breathing or beating. He was rushed to Tzu Chi Hospital for emergency treatment. He was seriously injured and died.

An industrial safety accident was reported this morning at a residential building construction site in Ji'an Township, Hualien. A man surnamed Lin was found to have fallen to the bottom of an elevator shaft, causing serious head injuries. He was sent to the hospital and pronounced dead.

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