On the afternoon of May 10, Wuhan was hit by a 10-magnitude thunderstorm wind, but in such bad weather, two local workers were arranged to carry out curtain wall project high-altitude cleaning work, so unfortunately died. The families of the victims told that when the families rushed to the scene at night to see the remains of their loved ones, they were treated violently by the relevant departments to grab the bodies and surround them.
On May 10, Wuhan City was hit by a local thunderstorm with 10-level winds. Local citizens released a video showing that at about 1:30 p.m., two workers were still working at height, cleaning the curtain wall of a high-rise building on Sanyang Road, soon after the wind picked up, the basket was blown to swing back and forth and kept crashing into the glass curtain wall, making a loud crashing sound.
In the video, at first vaguely visible in the basket, suspected of standing, can see the upper body; but the end of the video, the basket can no longer see the person.
“The incident happened at about 2:30 pm (yesterday), we got the information at about 6:30 pm, the site called to say things.” The family of the deceased Han Congfa (hereinafter referred to as Han’s uncle) told the Epoch Times on the evening of the 11th, “Han Congfa is my brother-in-law.”
Han’s uncle said it was about 10:30 p.m. when their family arrived at the scene of the incident in Wuhan from Honghu, Hubei, and the remains of the two victims were thrown directly on the ground, while the site had been controlled by the construction side and others.
The remains of the two workers were thrown on the 17th floor concrete floor, only simply covered with cloth. (Web)
“We were asking, first of all, the first step is to see the deceased, because they are relatives, the results of this request did not meet, (they) without any communication with us directly under our eyes the remains snatched away, and now dragged in where we do not know.”
“In the process of dragging the remains, because at that time we certainly want to prevent them from dragging away, they used violence, so many of them came, all aspects of the people, we have a part of the people were (beaten) injured.”
Han uncle said, at that time, the black light, the construction side came to a lot of people, and some onlookers. “All present about one or two hundred people, (it is not clear) specifically which party has how many people.”
“Because at that time rushed to the first scene, simply on the other side (situation), and (both sides) how many families came, the whole number of people present about one or two hundred.”
Han’s uncle said the people who beat the families were people associated with China’s Wuhan Metro and developers, “because they directly blocked the news and directly forced the remains to be disposed of, (the remains) after processing, to a death without proof, how can we do?”
Another person in the know told the scene came a lot of special police, “yesterday the government department sent special police presence, which beat people with special police inside, they official official mutual.”
Uncle Han said the accident was mainly the employer’s major fault, “because the weather conditions are forecast, there are strong convective thunderstorms, could have been prevented, (but) the morning are still under construction, this weather they have not stopped work ah.”
He also questioned, things happened at 2:30 pm, but only at 6:30 pm to notify the family, do not know why exactly, “the son of the deceased, my nephew itself in Wuhan, 10 minutes to get there, but he only notified me at 6:30 pm, 2:30 pm to 6:30 pm, there are four hours in between, since it was already then on the death, why should be four hours apart to notify the family ?”
Family members: the rights are very difficult
Han uncle said that now feel very difficult to defend their rights, the main situation is that the employer and the victims did not sign an employment contract, did not buy them the appropriate insurance.
“It is a special job, work at height is a high-risk work, because Wuhan Metro so large state-owned enterprises, central enterprises, they employ people like this work are to be trained, to have a qualification certificate to be able to do outside wall work, but they did not, did not sign an employment contract, but also did not buy him the appropriate insurance.”
“Moreover, they are working here from the beginning of this year, and not for a day or two, until now do a few months, but also did not give him how much money a day, nor on official leave, nor to close a share of the money, so in vain to give up his life here.”
Han uncle said, his brother-in-law Han Congfa was born in 1968, 53 years old this year, the family lives in the countryside, the children just graduated from college, “he is responsible for the family, who wants to take a little salary for this little life to bet on tomorrow, on the top of the life hanging in the balance.” “Go out to work, the foreman wants you to do what you dare not go, do not go to the sack.”
“In short, it is very difficult to defend rights, one is no insurance company (as) backing. Originally the deceased has died, but there are still alive, there are children to support, the children are now not yet a family.”
Han uncle said the Wuhan Municipal Committee has set up a task force to investigate the case, and is now talking to officials about compensation, “just before you call, they said they want to communicate at night, they also think there will be a compensation, compensation, but they opened very low very low, much less, listen to their tone is a few hundred thousand dollars.”
“What I really need now is legal assistance.” Han’s uncle said.
The incident back
On May 10, a small video of “construction site crane basket was blown to hit the building 2 people died” was widely spread online. In the video, an overhead crane basket in the wind shaking violently, many times by the wind blowing violently hit the side of the building. There were two workers vaguely in the basket.
Nearly 11 p.m. that night, a number of media outlets released this video and news when the situation was communicated as, “rescuers were urgently mobilized, and fortunately, the site successfully rescued itself and hooked the basket to pull the workers indoors, and the two were not seriously injured.” The articles have now been removed.
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And one hour later, Wuhan official Wuhan City Emergency Management Bureau issued a “briefing on the situation related to the curtain wall operation of the Sanyang Road project,” said the rescuers “rescued the two workers sent to the hospital after the rescue failed to die, the project leader has been controlled. However, in fact, the two workers were not taken to the hospital and their bodies were thrown on the concrete floor of the 17th floor.
(Web screenshot)
The families of the two workers killed also issued a posting on the Internet that night to tell the outside world about what happened, saying that two workers died on the spot in a safety accident while working on the 17th floor of the subway wind tower comprehensive development project on Sanyang Road in Wuhan City. The two workers are employees of Hubei High Art Decoration Engineering Co., Ltd. and were doing exterior decoration work on the outer wall when the incident occurred.
It is reported that after the incident, no one from the two groups came forward to contact the family and deal with the aftermath. “About 10:30 p.m. nearly thirty uniformed personnel arrived at the site of the 17th floor of the project, without asking the reason will be the family of the deceased rounded up and grabbed the phone, forcibly snatched the remains of unknown whereabouts.” The family of the victim said.
Finally, the family doubts, “after the accident, the relevant responsible units indifferent and uncaring, not timely handling the aftermath. In the absence of any communication, violently beat the families of the deceased, typical triad nature.” They hope that the government, the disciplinary committee and people from all walks of life will give help.
On May 11, the land media “popular network” poster news called the workers killed belonged to Hubei high art decoration engineering Co.
The family of the deceased network letter for help. (Web screenshot)
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