Painter killed when basket collapses at building site

Painter killed when basket collapses at building site

A construction site tragedy occurred on Saturday morning when a crane basket carrying two painters detached and plummeted from a height of 26 metres, killing one worker and seriously injuring another at a college in Phatthalung province.

Newlywed Painter Dies on First Day Back at Work

Picture courtesy of Khaosod. A 43-year-old painter who had just married the day before tragically lost his life on his first day back at work when a crane basket cable snapped at a college construction site in Phatthalung province. The fatal incident occurred around 09:00 on 2 August, at a six-storey college building in Mueang District. Police officers from Mueang Phatthalung Police Station, together with medics from Phatthalung Hospital…