SINGAPORE: The recent incident which resulted in an injury to a member of SMRT staff happened when a six-member team was preparing a maintenance train to return to the depot after completing work on the track, the transport company said in a media release on Friday (Dec 21).
The release detailed how the team was conducting a brake test which involves some movement of the maintenance train. At the same time, one of the team was on the track to inspect the train for oil leaks.
AdvertisementThe accident that happened in the early morning of Dec 12 before service hours saw an injured staff being sent to the hospital where the lower part of his right leg was amputated.
“The brake test was stopped immediately when one of the team members spotted the injured staff lying on the track,” said SMRT.
“The rest of the team went forward to provide first aid to the injured staff whose right foot had been rolled over by the maintenance train,” it added.
"The brake test is a necessary procedure to ensure that the locomotives and the track tamping machine are properly coupled and that the brakes are functioning before moving back to the depot. This test involves limited movement of the maintenance train," said SMRT.
AdvertisementAdvertisement“SCDF was activated and the injured staff was sent to the hospital where the lower part of his right leg was amputated.”
It added that the injured staff “is currently in a stable condition”.
“SMRT takes a serious view of this workplace accident. We are assisting the Ministry of Manpower’s Occupational Safety and Health Division in their investigation.”
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