Breaking harness kills two, hurt two<\/p>\n
Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Two construction workers fell to their deaths on Thursday at
\nabout 9 a.m. from the fourth floor of the Mediterania Grand
\nApartment being built on Jl. Tanjung Duren Raya in West Jakarta.<\/p>\n
The two dead men were identified as Sudadi and Kasnoto. Also
\ninjured in the accident were Suparno and Sakeh. The workers came
\nfrom Pati, Central Java.<\/p>\n
"They were working on an outer part of the building's fourth
\nfloor when a bolt that secured their safety belts broke off,"
\nsaid an eyewitness, Sutarwi, a construction worker who
\naccompanied the victims to the Mintohardjo Navy Hospital in
\nBendungan Hilir, Central Jakarta.<\/p>\n
The bodies of Sudadi and Kasnoto will be transported to their
\nhometown of Pati for burial.<\/p>\n
Sudadi died shortly after arriving at the hospital with severe
\nhead injuries, while Kasnoto died three hours later from internal
\nbleeding.<\/p>\n
Suparno and Sakeh suffered serious injuries in the accident
\nare in the intensive care unit at the hospital.<\/p>\n
The head of general affairs at property developer PT Persada,
\nIman Rusmanto, could not be reached for comment.<\/p>\n
Other construction workers on the site refused to speak to the
\npress about the accident.<\/p>\n
An officer from the Tanjung Duren Police said his office had
\nnot received any information about the accident.<\/p>\n
It was the seventh fatal construction accident in Jakarta in
\n2003.<\/p>\n
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\nPrevious fatal accidents in Greater Jakarta in 2003
\n.TB1.80" 5.00"
\nDate Incident Site<\/p>\n
March 9, 2003 One worker killed after falling Bekasi Mega<\/p>\n
onto a high-voltage wire Mall<\/p>\n
April 3, 2003 One killed, six injured in WTC Mangga Dua<\/p>\n
floor collapse<\/p>\n
June 3, 2003 One worker killed after being Gading Serpong<\/p>\n
hit by a manhole cover housing complex<\/p>\n
June 5, 2003 Two killed, nine injured Gading<\/p>\n
when wall collapses Mediterania<\/p>\n
on top of them Apartment<\/p>\n
June 5, 2003 Two workers electrocuted Gading<\/p>\n
Mediterania<\/p>\n
Apartment<\/p>\n
Sept. 19, 2003 Three killed when debris from Jakarta Outer<\/p>\n
a bridge falls on top of them Ring Road in<\/p>\n
Bintaro<\/p>\n
Sources: The Jakarta Post<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/breaking-harness-kills-two-hurt-two-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }