No foul play suspected by police in 2024 Lentor construction site accident that killed two

Published Sep 17, 2026, 03:23 PM

Updated Sep 17, 2026, 03:24 PM

Two workers, Heryanto Tan and Hossain Salim, died after an 11-tonne winch drum toppled on them at a Lentor construction site on Sept 17, 2024.

Investigations by the Singapore Police Force found no foul play in the deaths of the two men.

The accident occurred when the winch drum, supported by two concrete blocks and a mechanical jack, slipped and fell during assembly work.

SINGAPORE - A Coroner’s Inquiry into the deaths of two workers at a Lentor construction site for the North-South Corridor was opened on Sept 17.

Indonesian national Heryanto Tan, 38, and Bangladeshi national Hossain Salim, 39, died after an 11-tonne winch drum toppled on them on Sept 17, 2024 .

Exactly two years to the day of their deaths, investigating officers from the Singapore Police Force (SPF) and Ministry of Manpower (MOM) gave evidence at the inquiry.

SPF Station Inspector (SI) Lee Ren Hui, the investigating officer into the case, said the police did not suspect foul play into the deaths.

Similarly, MOM’s senior investigation officer Hong Hui Fen said MOM was not looking to take action against anyone involved in the accident.

Tan was a site engineer, while Salim was a construction worker.

That day , both men were part of a group of workers assembling sheave blocks onto a winch drum.

A sheave block is a heavy duty pulley system that helps to align the direction of the winch, according to checks by The Straits Times.

Hong said Tan and Salim were employed by VSL Singapore, the local subsidiary of Swiss specialist contractor VSL.

SI Lee said the pair had gathered alongside other workers at 8.30am to assemble two units of sheave blocks onto the lower frame of a winch drum.

Hong said the winch drum, which is typically used to lift heavy materials, measured more than 2.2 metres wide and weighed 11 tonnes.

In his evidence, SI Lee said the winch drum was lifted by a mobile crane that morning and lowered onto two concrete blocks, which measured 1 metre by 1 metre each.

Investigations by MOM revealed the winch drum was typically supported by four concrete blocks instead of two.

Hong said Tan had instructed the mobile crane operator to maintain tension to its chain slings, which were attached to the winch drum, as it was resting on the two concrete blocks.

She said Tan had also instructed his workers to use a mechanical jack to prop up a gap that had appeared between the sheave block and the lower frame of the winch drum.

One of the workers interviewed by MOM had said Tan did not say why he wanted the chain slings to remain attached to the winch drum, but suspected it could be because Tan wanted the chain slings to provide secondary support and stability.

The group then proceeded to assemble the sheave blocks to the winch drum - including working beneath the heavy machinery to attach the nuts and bolts.

The group worked until 11.40am before taking a break for lunch. At this point, the chain slings were removed from the winch drum. Hong said it was a company practice to unrig and stop any lifting works during lunch time.

After lunch, the group resumed work at 1pm. At this point, the crane did not have its chain slings attached to the drum winch, which was only supported by the two concrete blocks.

At 1.10pm, Tan noticed a gap forming between the sheave block and lower frame of the winch drum again. Hong said Tan then instructed a worker to release the mechanical jack, possibly to reposition it to close that gap.

SI Lee said when the worker released the jack, the winch drum became unstable, slipped off the concrete blocks and toppled onto both Tan and Salim. The other workers managed to escape, with two others suffering very minor injuries.

Hong said a professional engineer engaged by VSL to conduct an audit after the accident concluded that the mechanical jack had provided lateral support to the winch drum, which was an unintentional result of its position.

The winch drum had lost that support after the mechanical jack was released and fell.

When the winch drum was eventually lifted, Salim was unresponsive and lying in a prone position. Tan was pinned below his waist and still conscious.

Paramedics from the Singapore Civil Defence Force pronounced Salim dead at the scene. Tan was conveyed to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital but died .

The coroner adjourned the hearing and said he will provide his findings at a later date.

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发布于 2026 年 9 月 17 日下午 3:23

更新于2026年9月17日下午3:24

2024 年 9 月 17 日，在 Lentor 的一个建筑工地，一台 11 吨重的绞车滚筒倒塌，导致两名工人 Heryanto Tan 和 Hossain Salim 死亡。

新加坡警方调查后发现，这两名男子的死亡并无谋杀嫌疑。

事故发生时，由两个混凝土块和一个机械千斤顶支撑的绞车滚筒在组装作业过程中滑落并坠落。

新加坡——9月17日，验尸官对南北走廊Lentor建筑工地两名工人死亡事件展开调查。

2024年9月17日，38岁的印度尼西亚公民Heryanto Tan和39岁的孟加拉国公民Hossain Salim被一个11吨重的绞车滚筒压死。

在他们去世整整两年后的同一天，新加坡警察部队 (SPF) 和人力部 (MOM) 的调查人员在调查中提供了证据。

新加坡警察部队警署督察李仁辉（Lee Ren Hui）是此案的调查警官，他表示警方并未怀疑死者死于谋杀。

同样，人力部高级调查官洪慧芬表示，人力部不打算对事故中的任何涉事人员采取行动。

Tan是现场工程师，而Salim是建筑工人。

那天，这两个人都是一群正在绞车滚筒上组装滑轮组的工人中的一员。

据《海峡时报》核实，滑轮组是一种重型滑轮系统，有助于调整绞车的方向。

洪表示，谭和萨利姆受雇于瑞士专业承包商 VSL 的新加坡子公司 VSL Singapore。

李先生说，早上 8 点 30 分，两人与其他工人一起聚集在一起，将两组滑轮组组装到绞车滚筒的下框架上。

洪先生说，这台绞车滚筒通常用于吊装重物，宽度超过 2.2 米，重量达 11 吨。

李司司长在证词中表示，当天早上，绞车滚筒被移动式起重机吊起，并放置在两个混凝土块上，每个混凝土块的尺寸为 1 米乘 1 米。

人力部调查发现，绞车滚筒通常由四个混凝土块支撑，而不是两个。

洪先生说，谭先生指示移动式起重机操作员保持连接在卷筒上的链条吊索的张力，因为起重机当时正搁在两个混凝土块上。

她说，谭还指示他的工人使用机械千斤顶来支撑绞车滚筒滑轮组和下框架之间出现的缝隙。

人力部采访的一名工人表示，谭先生没有说明他为什么想让链条吊索继续连接在绞车滚筒上，但他怀疑可能是因为谭先生想让链条吊索提供辅助支撑和稳定性。

然后，该小组开始将滑轮组组装到绞车滚筒上——包括在重型机械下方作业，以安装螺母和螺栓。

该小组一直工作到上午11点40分才休息吃午饭。此时，他们将链条吊索从绞车滚筒上取下。洪先生说，公司规定午餐时间必须停止所有起重作业，并解除所有吊装设备。

午饭后，小组于下午 1 点恢复工作。此时，起重机的链条吊索尚未连接到卷筒绞车上，卷筒绞车仅由两个混凝土块支撑。

下午1点10分，谭先生注意到卷筒滑轮组和下框架之间再次出现缝隙。洪先生说，谭先生随后指示一名工人松开机械千斤顶，可能是为了重新调整千斤顶的位置以填补缝隙。

李先生说，当工人松开千斤顶时，绞车滚筒失去稳定性，从混凝土块上滑落，砸在谭先生和萨利姆先生身上。其他工人设法逃生，另有两人受轻伤。

洪先生表示，事故发生后，VSL聘请的专业工程师进行了审计，结论是机械千斤顶对绞车滚筒提供了横向支撑，这是由于其位置造成的无意结果。

机械千斤顶松开后坠落，绞盘滚筒失去了支撑。

当绞盘最终被抬起时，萨利姆已经失去知觉，俯卧在地。谭的腰部以下被压住，但仍然清醒。

新加坡民防部队的医护人员当场宣布萨利姆死亡。谭被送往邱德拔医院，但最终不治身亡。

验尸官宣布休庭，并表示将在稍后公布调查结果。

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