Kuwait: Following death of Egyptian labourer on the worksite, lack of workplace safety measures reportedly major contributor of high rate of accidents
Summary
Date Reported: 29 Nov 2022
Location: Kuwait
Other
Not Reported ( Construction ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1 - Egypt , Construction , Gender not reported )Issues
Occupational Health & Safety , DeathsResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: None reported.
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 29 Nov 2022
Location: Kuwait
Other
Not Reported ( Construction ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1 - Egypt , Construction , Gender not reported )Issues
Occupational Health & Safety , DeathsResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: None reported.
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 29 Nov 2022
Location: Kuwait
Other
Not Reported ( Manufacturing: General ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1 - Egypt , Manufacturing: General , Gender not reported )Issues
Occupational Health & Safety , DeathsResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: None reported.
Source type: News outlet
"Egypt construction worker dies after colleagues dump rubble on him", 29 Nov 2022
An Egyptian construction worker in Kuwait has been killed, allegedly after his colleagues dumped rubble and construction material over him by mistake, according to Gulf News.
The rubble was dropped onto him from the third floor with the co-workers stating they did not know he was standing by the building.
...the contractor and site supervisor are currently under investigation.
In October this year, Egypt's state-run Egypt Today reported that an Egyptian construction worker in Kuwait died after falling from scaffolding at a building near Al-Metlaa in Kuwait.
In September 2019 an Egyptian worker died after falling into an industrial cement mixer in a factory in Kuwait...
Serious injuries or accidental deaths among construction workers in Kuwait comprise nearly half of all worker injuries in the country, according to the Kuwait Times.
The high rate of accidents in the country are due to lack of safety standards including the use of wooden scaffolding and the fact that workers don't always wear hard hats or receive protective clothing or equipment...