An employee was fined $20,000 at the Fanling Magistrates' Courts today (January 21) for violation of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance. The prosecution was launched by the Labour Department.
The case involved a fatal accident that occurred on December 28, 2023, in a factory in Yuen Long. A crane in operation collided with another crane that was being used to suspend a metal block. The metal block moved and struck a worker who was carrying out welding work. The worker sustained serious injuries and passed away 22 days later.
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