Thread: Five killed in vain rescue bid after student falls into sewer

A female university student and four employees died in a tragic accident yesterday in the wastewater sewer system at Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) in Bangkok’s Bang Na district.

Two students were visiting the poultry food processing facility to study its wastewater treatment system when one of them fell into the pipe system, the company said.

CPF environment official Chatree Srisankhon, who was assigned to show the students around, jumped in to save the girl and three other workers also went in to help in a vain rescue bid.

Parisothat Punnabhum, CPF senior executive vice president for human resources, said the wastewater treatment pipe system was a controlled zone and barred to unauthorised persons as it could yield a gas causing unconsciousness.



When police and rescue workers arrived at the scene shortly after the 10am accident, they inserted an oxygen tube into the pipe to safely carry out their search and rescue mission, deputy inspector Pol Captain Phumwattana Ritthong at the Bang Na precinct said.

Thirty minutes later, they found the bodies of two men and two women. The fifth victim, who was still alive, was rushed to Bang Na Hospital but was later pronounced dead.

The five victims were: a Chulalongkorn University (CU)’s Faculty of Veterinary Science student identified as Wai, Chatree, and three CPF workers Somporn Boonban, Chanchai Pannakhin and Lakchanok Saenthaweesoon.

Their bodies were taken for autopsy at the university’s forensic science department.

CPF issued a statement to offer condolences to the victims’ families and express its willingness to take responsibility in providing remedial measures for the families, including funeral assistance money, compensations and scholarships until bachelor degree level for the children of the deceased.

Parisothat insisted in the firm’s statement that their standards met occupational safety and health and environment requirements, while also strictly implementing measures to prevent accidents.

Meanwhile, CU Faculty of Veterinary Science dean Rungroj Thanawongnuvej said the department had learned about what happened and had talked with the deceased student's parents to offer condolences. Besides covering the student’s and parents' expenses as they lived upcountry, the department would also host the student Abhidhamma funeral prayer, he added.

Five killed in vain rescue bid after student falls into sewer

Just goes to show that thailand is still 3rd world. Should have never happened. Nobody should have fallen into that hole ffs, and confined space training with gas/oxygen testing should be kindergarten level for rescue services. Gas testers are cheap, abundant, and very accurate nowadays.

Tragedy due to stupidity & lack of training.

Originally Posted by Slick

Just goes to show that thailand is still 3rd world. Should have never happened. Nobody should have fallen into that hole ffs, and confined space training with gas/oxygen testing should be kindergarten level for rescue services. Gas testers are cheap, abundant, and very accurate nowadays.

Tragedy due to stupidity & lack of training.

Sorry to point out that aint due to Thailand being a '''third 'world Country"
its due to the simple fact that people will try to help other people who are in distress.

It happens in other "First World" countries like Australia, England and even the good old US of A on a fairly regular basis.

Confined space rescue training is part of the way I have been putting bread and butter on the table for the past few years and i get sent bulletins from the various Australian work safe type bodies so we can keep current with what's going on out there.

Originally Posted by moose65

Originally Posted by Slick

Just goes to show that thailand is still 3rd world. Should have never happened. Nobody should have fallen into that hole ffs, and confined space training with gas/oxygen testing should be kindergarten level for rescue services. Gas testers are cheap, abundant, and very accurate nowadays.

Tragedy due to stupidity & lack of training.

It happens in other "First World" countries like Australia, England and even the good old US of A on a fairly regular basis.

http://s2.reutersmedia.net/resources...=LYNXMPED5F234

Originally Posted by Slick

Tragedy due to stupidity & lack of training.

Very hard to argue with that.

Same dumb Thai shit, different day.

Anyway,

CP group will sling 15 Baht to the families then do a little Wai and all will get on the Piss.

Dumb arse fookers.

Still, it can and does happen in the "civilized world"...

Such a waste...

I guess that internship program and oversight will be under full re-evaluation. RIP.

Originally Posted by moose65

Sorry to point out

the incident occurred because of lack of barricading

all confined spaces on an industrial site should be identified and labelled as such

Very sad... mad respect to the heroic and brave people that jumped in to try to help.

RIP.

Originally Posted by NZdick1983

Very sad... mad respect to the heroic and brave people that jumped in to try to help.

RIP.

agree 100%

They where talking about this on the radio about it happening in the U.K with wells, some folks go down a well and there's no oxygen at the bottom, they pass out so a friend goes down to rescue them and they die the same death.
It's natural to want to help, and it's a blind death in that you cannot see it , like a fire or weapon.