Worker dies after headscarf gets caught in water gate roller in Malaysia
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Investigations showed that the victim’s headscarf had been entangled in the gate roller.
PHOTO: SELANGOR FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARMENT
PETALING JAYA – A freak work accident has killed a worker after her headscarf got caught in a gate roller in Malaysia’s Sabak Bernam town on Aug 15.
After receiving a distress call around 3.30pm, a team was dispatched to the location, said Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations Ashrul Riezal Asbar.
On arrival at the Grand Sabak Hotel water gate, he said the team from the Sabak Bernam Fire and Rescue Station found the 56-year-old victim lying on top of the water gate. She was unconscious.
Ashrul said: “Investigations showed the victim’s headscarf had been entangled in the gate roller. She was pronounced dead by Health Ministry personnel.”
Investigations have been handed over to the police, he added. THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
