Developer blames deaths on contractors
Developer blames deaths on contractors
JAKARTA (JP): The developer of a construction project in West
Jakarta blamed the project's frequent on-site accidents on its
contractors.
The contractors had failed to instruct their workers to wear
safety gears, Tasril Jamal, a representative of the developer, PT
Mulia Inti Pelangi, said yesterday.
Three workers were killed over the weekend at the Taman
Anggrek Mall and condominium project on Jl. S. Parman, Slipi.
Police said there have been 19 accidents at the project since
it began last year. But Tasril said three of the workers were not
employed at the project, but outsiders who entered the project
site.
On Saturday, Wastri plunged to his death from the 21st floor.
Another worker, Sutrisno, was electrocuted and died later during
medical treatment. The next day, another worker, Amin died after
falling from the 31st floor.
The developer said it had repeatedly told project contractors
to enforce the use of safety gears for the workers, said Tasril.
He said overseers who failed to enforce the use of safety
gears for their workers would be dismissed, adding most of the
workers did not like wearing safety gears because they said it
hampered their movement.
A recent police report stated on-site accidents have claimed
the lives of 19 people since the project started in 1995, the
latest taking place over the weekend which causing the death of
three workers.
Two people died after falling from the high rise construction
in 1996 while trying to steal construction materials. They were
Sudito and Lusiana.
He said another worker died on-site due to untreated tetanus
in the same year.
Tasril said the estimated number of 11,000 construction
workers had posed quite a problem to supervisors to closely check
on the workers' safety.
However, one of the contractors' representative said PT Mulia
must take part in guaranteeing workers safety too, because the
involvement of many contractors makes it hard to coordinate the
workers.
"Relying solely on the contractors will not help reduce the
number of accidents unless the enforcement comes from PT Mulia as
well," Supriyono of PT Bumindo Ganesha Lalolo said yesterday.
Supriyono cited the Danamon project done by another developer
which has made an effective solution to stop accidents on
building construction by dismissing workers who do not wear
safety gears while at work.
He added the City Manpower Office should conduct an on-site
check periodically to prevent more accidents.
City Police spokesman Major Nyoman Suriasta said he had not
received reports on the accidents.
Meanwhile, the latest data of the City Manpower Office showed
that 40 cases out of the 134 work-related accidents occurred at
construction sites. (02/jun)