Lift technician killed by falling metal inside shaft at Hong Kong luxury estate
L-shaped iron piece fell from rooftop machine room while he was carrying out maintenance work at Pacific View in Stanley, police say
A lift technician has died after being struck by a large piece of falling metal while carrying out maintenance work inside a shaft at a luxury estate in Hong Kong, according to an initial police investigation.
The 26-year-old man was working inside the shaft on the eight floor of Block 4 of Pacific View on Tai Tam Road in Stanley while three other colleagues were on the upper floor on Monday, a force spokesman said.
The investigation suggested an L-shaped iron piece, about a metre long and 10cm wide, fell from the rooftop machine room and struck him.
The exact cause of death will be determined after an autopsy.
The case is being followed up by the Western District crime squad.
The Association for the Rights of Industrial Accident Victims said the worker had been replacing lift cables at the time.