Hong Kong authorities probe death of scaffolding worker who fell from factory

Hong Kong labour authorities are investigating the cause of a fatal industrial accident involving a worker who fell to his death from the third floor of a food factory while setting up scaffolding.The force received a report on Tuesday at around 1.30pm that a 57-year-old worker had fallen from support brackets on the facade of a food factory at No 14 Dai Fu Street.The victim, who fell unconscious, was rushed to Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital in the district. He was later certified dead in hospital.Maxim’s Group, the operator of the factory, confirmed that the man was a subcontracted worker who “tragically fell while setting up scaffolding on the exterior wall of Maxim’s Food Factory”.The Labour Department said in a statement it had launched a probe into the fatal accident.“The Labour Department immediately deployed staff to the scene upon receiving a report of the accident and is now conducting an investigation to look into its cause,” it said.Police classified the case as an industrial accident and investigations were under way.