A short list of 11 fatalities from workplace accidents in Singapore for the month of February 2021:
1. Feb 1 - Indian worker, at Jurong West construction site
Found unconscious and slouched against the control panel of a boomlift. Died in hospital from injuries
2. Feb 2 - Prime mover driver, at Jurong Port Road
Fell 2m to the ground from trailer bed when he tried to adjust a steel bundle to help the forklift driver
3. Feb 8 - Delivery rider, Ayer Rajah expressway
Collided with the rear of a truck and was pronounced dead at the scene
4. Feb 10 - Director of JMS Construction, at University Walk
Fell through opening on the floor while overseeing work at the semi-detached house
5. Feb 16 - Self-employed Singaporean, at East Special Purposes anchorage
Fell into the sea while climbing down a pilot ladder of a vessel
6. Feb 20 - Bangladeshi Forklift operator, at Havelock Square
Crushed by forklift after it reversed and fell into a pit and toppled
7. Feb 21 - Indian worker, along Penjuru Road
Walking a long a path between 2 shipping containers. He was trapped between the 2 containers when one of them shifted.
8-10: Feb 25 - Tuas
3 workers died, and 5 critically injured in an explosion at a building in Tuas. The explosion was likely caused by starch dust.
11. Feb 27 - Lift technician, at building in North Bridge Road
Trapped in lift shaft, between lift carriage and metal support structure of the lift
Source: most of the information was extracted from various news media including The Straits Times and CNA.
