An engineering firm was ordered to stop all lifting operations and demolition activities after a crane fell in Universal Studios Singapore on Saturday December 3. The accident occurred around 3.40 pm on Saturday as the crawler crane was hoisting away a steel structure that was part of an artificial tree being demolished.
The crane operator managed to climb out of the crane cabin but sustained minor injuries to his face and was given first-aid treatment, according to the Ministry of Manpower MOM on Monday.
No guests or team members were injured, according to Resorts World Sentosa, which is the theme park of Universal Studios.
A spokesman said that the contractor was in possession of the site and was thoroughly reviewing the event, cooperating with the authorities and removing it from any further site work while the review takes place.
MOM said that the workssite's occupier, China Jinye Engineering Corporation, was working with the ministry to recover the crane.
In the first half of 2022, 10,429 workplace injuries were reported, with 10,104 of them being minor injuries.
In September, companies in higher risk sectors were required to conduct a mandatory safety time-out to review safety procedures and those failing to do so risked getting debarred from employing new foreign employees for a month.
There is a six month period of heightened safety in place until February 28, 2023.