Man suffers minor injuries in incident at HDB worksite in Punggol

A man suffered minor injuries in an incident that happened at a Housing and Development Board (HDB) project in Punggol on Tuesday (July 17).

Stomper Apid alerted Stomp to a video of the incident that he said was circulating on WhatsApp.

In the video, workers wearing yellow safety helmets are crowded behind a trailer.

Soon, a group of them are seen carrying a man away from behind the vehicle and to a clear space.

Towards the end of the video, some of them can be seen making fanning motions above the man.

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In response to a Stomp media query, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said that the man suffered minor injuries.

"MOM was informed of an incident that occured on 17 July 2018 at the proposed integrated development site of Punggol Northshore District," it said in a statement.

"The Occupier is Rich Construction Company Pte.Ltd. and the developer is Housing and Development Board.

"MOM had looked into the incident and established that the worker suffered minor injuries and had returned to work.

"MOM will be following up with the contractor involved."