@straitstimes: Viral footage captured a man, who was distracted by his phone, falling through an open gap of a building while checking on construction progress at the site. There appeared to be no safety barriers surrounding the gap. #viralnews #viralvideo #constructionsafety #StraitsTimes

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keke716166
KeKe716166 :
1st. He was NOT glued to his phone 2nd. The hole isn't covered, barricaded or boarded so anyone could have easily made the same mistake.
2026-09-12 14:42:51
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youssoriya
youssoriya :
Even watching I could barely see the hole.
2026-09-12 08:23:32
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jojolimbc
jojo lim :
Is he still alive?
2026-09-12 09:37:58
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user026859400
Fritz :
I worked commercial construction for 45 years there would never be an opening like that without a railing.. there's a lawsuit there
2026-09-12 18:42:18
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dieselwolf720
dieselwolf720 :
He didn't die. He survived, but had multiple fractures.
2026-09-12 11:16:00
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alanwood94
alanwood94 :
So why is there a giant gaping hole in the middle of the floor 3 feet away from the stairs?
2026-09-12 12:30:49
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mmuadz18
Muadz :
No safety. Should have been a barricade covering the hole. This contractor boss should have been given a ticket
2026-09-12 08:20:02
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ceejpowell
CeejP :
This is quite possibly the worst site safety for that situation ever.
2026-09-12 16:15:17
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theartdemon21
TheArtDemon21 :
u know the funny part is that he wasnt even "glued" to the phone, he lit looks at the phone for like 1 sec before falling, the rest of the time he is looking at his surroundings, like yes he should have seen the hole but even if the phone wasnt there he wouldnt have seen it
2026-09-12 09:39:28
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master.bayting
I'm Master Baiter :
Why is there a hole in there anyway? are they supposed to add glass to that?
2026-09-12 08:57:11
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dissociatingintheshower
ℋ:* :
If my eyes were glued to the floor I still would have probably fallen through that. There isn't even an orange cone in sight 😐
2026-09-13 03:17:13
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gonzales.dante7
Arcturus :
This is fucking crazy design
2026-09-12 08:18:28
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hr.bp0
HR BP :
safety at construction sites is of utmost important. There used to be a dedicated division with the old Ministry of Labour / Human Resources, which was to monitor this particular matter. Don't know what happened to it now.
2026-09-12 07:55:32
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corsi281982
rocsi agisroc :
unsafe no warning sign
2026-09-13 03:16:21
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pierrelouisralphbest
pierrelouisralph8 :
I almost died like this
2026-09-13 03:13:58
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otterlyotto
OTTO :
Is he alive????
2026-09-13 03:16:53
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rab.not.an.engineer
rab 🇵🇭🇶🇦 :
Safety issue. No barricade.
2026-09-12 09:02:51
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tt.sux2
TT.Sux ❌ :
Him being on the phone is not the issue and totally putting the onus on the wrong person. The design is very misleading and easy to see how it could be mistake as a walkable space
2026-09-12 18:14:16
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littleangelsforever26
永远喜爱𝓛𝓲𝓽𝓽𝓵𝓮𝓐𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓵小天使 :
Who designed that?
2026-09-12 08:43:03
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supremacy2334
SupremacyMC :
What happened after he fall?
2026-09-12 07:46:47
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dennisacac
Ninok :
Did he dieded?
2026-09-12 12:07:16
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kittykittyangel4
kittykittyangel :
no signs, like caution, watch your step. I see a lawsuit
2026-09-13 02:07:29
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thelaurenedit5
TheLaurenEditt :
Is he okay? How far did he fall?
2026-09-12 15:25:57
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