The Ministry of Labour’s Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Department is currently investigating a workplace fatality that occurred on Tuesday, July 16th 2024 at Lot 37 Section ‘C’ Land of Canaan, EBD.
A release from the Ministry of Labour said that the deceased has been identified as a 28-year-old construction worker, Christopher Paul Fernandes of Lot 43 Supply, East Bank Demerara (EBD).
Following these reports, the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Department, the Police, and the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) personnel were informed of the accident and subsequently arrived at the scene.
Senior OSH Officer, Darwin Bourne is leading the preliminary investigation to ascertain the causes of the accident and make recommendations to prevent similar occurrences in the future.
At last count, workplace deaths this year have outstripped the number for the same period last year.
