Worker, 29, dies after being struck by concrete pump hose at Tengah BTO site

A 29-year-old construction worker died in hospital after he was struck in the chest by the hose of a concrete pump truck at the worksite of a Housing Board Build-To-Order (BTO) project in Tengah on Jan 2.

- Kok Yufeng

It is the first workplace death to be reported in 2025, and comes after the number of work-related fatalities in the construction sector tripled to 15 in the second half of 2024, from five in the first half.

The incident happened at about 8.40pm on Jan 2 at the construction site for Plantation Edge I and II, which is bounded by Plantation Crescent and Plantation Close.

The worker from India was carrying out casting work when one of the outriggers of the concrete pump truck, which deposits concrete used in construction, punctured the concrete ground it was sitting on.

This caused the machine to tilt, and the pump hose to strike the worker, said the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), which is investigating the incident.

Casting refers to a process. used in the construction and building industry to create various parts and structures, such as those made out of concrete. Outriggers are retractable legs that extend out and away from a concrete pump truck to provide stability and prevent it from tipping over.