Workplace Safety

by Cet Dematera, Francis Elevado, The Philippine Star, July 19, 2016 LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines – Two miners were electrocuted when they accidentally touched a live wire in a mining pit in Paracale, Camarines Norte over the weekend.

By Betchai Julian, Abante, July 11, 2016 Sugatan ang limang construction workers nang aksidenteng bumagsak ang isang scaffolding habang kinukumpuni ang isang eskwelahan sa loob ng Kalibo Integrated Special Education Center (KISEC) compound sa Kalibo, Aklan.

By Nonnie Ferriol, Abante, July 2, 2016 Wala ng buhay na bumagsak sa lupa ang isang electrician makaraang aksidenteng mahulog mula sa bubungan ng isang bahay sa Quezon City, kamakalawa.

By Juliet de ­Loza-Cudia, Abante, June 26, 2016 Pisak ang mukha at durog ang ulo ng isang 26-anyos na mekaniko matapos madaganan ng kinukumpuning bus nang kumalas ang nakakalang na ‘jack’, kahapon ng umaga sa parking a­rea ng Dilan Liner sa may Sampaloc, Maynila.

UP-Baguio accident: Construction firm lacks permit By DANICA GUIEB, Sunstar, June 22, 2016 APO General Construction, the firm handling the University of the Philippines – Baguio infrastructure project, has been asked to halt work, after an accident killed one worker.

By Rey Galupo (The Philippine Star), June 21, 2016,http://www.philstar.com:8080/metro/2016/06/21/1595002/guard-found-dead-elevator-shaft MANILA, Philippines – A 20-year-old security guard was found dead in the elevator shaft of a 21-story building in Tondo, Manila Sunday afternoon.

Lalaki, patay matapos mahulog ang ino-operate na crane sa Caloocan; ina, umapela ng tulong | @jeffreyhernaez pic.twitter.com/ejcTFZgEEa — DZMM TeleRadyo (@DZMMTeleRadyo) June 14, 2016

By Edwin Balasa, Abante, June 17, 2016 Nalibing ng buhay sa loob ng minamanehong trak ang isang lalaki matapos na matabunan ito ng gumuhong lupa at mabagsakan pa ng malaking punong-kahoy kamakalawa ng hapon sa bayan ng Donsol, Sorsogon.

By Nonnie Ferriol, June 17, 2016, http://www.abante.com.ph/obrero-bumulusok-mula-sa-32nd-floor.htm Nagkalasug-lasog ang katawan ng isang cons­truction worker na makaraang aksidenteng mahulog at bumulusok sa ginagawang 32nd floor ng Victoria De Morato sa Quezon City, kamakalawa ng gabi.

by THOM F. PICAÑA, June 16, 2016,http://www.manilatimes.net/landslide-buries-laborer-in-up-baguio/268188/ BAGUIO CITY: A laborer digging a large hole at a construction site at the University of the Philippines – Baguio dormitory building was pinned down by loose soil on Tuesday. Cordillera police spokesman, Supt. Cherry Fajardo, said that Arthur Danis of Angeles City, Pampanga, was dug out after…

By Rey Galupo (The Philippine Star), June 16, 2016, http://www.philstar.com/metro/2016/06/16/1593337/crane-operator-killed-mishap MANILA, Philippines – A crane operator died after the machine he was operating fell on top of a building being constructed inside a cosmetics factory in Sta. Quiteria, Caloocan City on Tuesday night.

A construction worker was crushed to his death Saturday evening in Makati City after a steel beam in a building under construction collapsed on him.

By Juliet de ­Loza-Cudia, June 12, 2016, http://www.abante.com.ph/obrero-nahulog-mula-sa-ika-31-palapag.htm Nagkalat ang utak at dugo ng isang 30-an­yos na ‘rigger’ matapos na bumagsak mula sa ika-31 palapag ng gusa­ling pinagta-trabahuan habang nagkakalas ng ‘boom crane’, kamakalawa ng hapon sa Binondo, Maynila.

By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV – APRIL 21, 2016 DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 21 Apr) – A sub-contract worker of Therma South Inc. (TSI), a subsidiary of Aboitiz Power Corp., died Wednesday afternoon after he fell three floors high inside the first unit of the 300-MW coal-fired power plant.

Tatlong manggagawa sa isang minahan sa Masbate ang namatay makaraan silang ma-suffocate sa isang mining pit sa bayan ng Aroroy.

Mar S. Arguelles, @inquirerdotnet, Inquirer Southern Luzon, April 16th, 2016, http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/779815/3-miners-die-in-masbate-mine-pit LEGAZPI CITY–Three gold miners died on Friday after they were trapped in a mining pit in Aroroy town in Masbate province, a report reaching the Philippine National Police (PNP) Bicol regional police office here said on Saturday.

By Jaime Laude (The Philippine Star), March 13, 2016 Members of a rescue team have recovered the bodies of three miners who went missing in a flashflood that hit a tunnel in Monkayo, Compostela Valley late last month.

THE DEPARTMENT of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Friday issued a work stoppage order against the contractors for a two-story residential building in Antipolo City, a day after a landslide at the project site killed three laborers. Regional Director Ma. Zenaida Angara-Campita issued the order upon the recommendation of the DOLE officer in charge in…

CARMONA, Cavite – Umabot sa 30 katao, kasama ang isang buntis, ang isinugod sa mga ospital kahapon, matapos makalanghap ng ammonia gas na sumingaw mula sa isang ice plant na matatagpuan sa Golden Mile Industrial Complex sa Barangay Maduya, ng bayang ito.

By Ed Amoroso (The Philippine Star), March 3, 2016 CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna, Philippines – At least 47 people were hospitalized following an ammonia leak at an industrial park in Carmona, Cavite, yesterday.

By Jaime Laude (The Philippine Star), March 2, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – Search and rescue operations are ongoing for three small-scale miners who remained missing yesterday after a flood hit a mining tunnel in Monkayo, Compostela Valley on Saturday.

Isang 30 taong gulang na construction ang namatay ng siya ay mahulog sa isang ginagawang condominium Martes ng hapon sa EDSA, Barangay South Triangle, Quezon City.

MANILA, Philippines – Two employees were injured in a fire that broke out in Phoenix Petroterminal and Industrial Park in Calaca, Batangas on Saturday.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has stopped the construction of an irrigation project in Quezon after an accident that left two workers dead.

Isang 25-anyos na janitor ang nahulog sa ikatlong palapag ng Victory Mall sa Monumento, Caloocan City Martes ng gabi. Kinilala ang biktima na si Ryan Agabon, residente ng Phase I, Paradise Village, Letre, Barangay Tonsuya, Malabon.

Superficial injuries and open wounds were the most common occupational-health risks faced by laborers nationwide, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

CAMP JUAN, Laoag City, Ilocos Norte – Isang karpintero ang namatay pagkatapos umanong masaksak ng isang electric hand drill sa Barangay Caraitan, Badoc, Ilocos Norte noong Biyernes.

SAN ANTONIO, Quezon – Isang project engineer at isang construction worker ang namatay matapos na masagasaan ng isang transit cement mixer sa Barangay Callejon, this town.

An electrician died after he touched a live wire at a building undergoing construction in Quezon City, Monday.

MANILA, Philippines – A 19-year-old housemaid reportedly committed suicide by jumping from the 15th floor of a hotel in Sta. Cruz, Manila on Friday night.