Thread: Man dies after falling into manhole

A man died today after falling through the temporary cover over a manhole into a 15-meter deep electrical duct on Ladprao Road in Bangkok.


Rescue workers took about half an hour to retrieve the man’s body. His name has been withheld. They had to use special equipment to raise the body from the bottom of the duct.


Ohchai Saengpon, a city inspector in Wang Thonglang district, said that he was working at a market near the mouth of Ladprao Soi 49 when he saw the man walking across the road from the opposite side.


As he was reaching the traffic island, Ohchai said the man just disappeared from sight. “Two colleagues and I ran to the spot and saw the man was in the hole. He seemed to be still alive at that time,” he said.


At first, he wanted to go down to help the man but was stopped by someone who said the hole was too deep and he could be putting himself at risk.

A police investigation has found that the manhole had a temporary cover, which broke when the man stepped on it. The manhole belonged to the Metropolitan Electricity Authority.


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Damn, there’s a reason I try to avoid stepping on manhole covers and grates!

^ I doubt you fit down that

Yuk yuk yuk

Is sa off sick?

Originally Posted by cyrille

Is sa off sick?

If he is, then Tax is supposed to be on roster.

BMA suspends work on electrical ducts until all manholes are covered

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has ordered the suspension of construction work on electrical ducts at the mouth of Lat Phrao Soi 49, until the Metropolitan Electricity Administration (MEA) has properly covered the manholes along the central reservation.


A man accidentally fell to his death in a 15-metre-deep electrical duct, through a manhole, when he stepped on the substandard plywood covering of the hole.


BMA Spokesman Ekwaranyu Umrapal said that many electrical duct access manholes on the central reservation, from Lat Phrao to Samrong, are not properly covered after the original iron covers were stolen, adding that the problem must be fixed within three days.


If the problem is not fixed within the deadline, he warned that the BMA may not grant permission to the MEA to carry out similar construction work in the city in the future.


To solve the problem temporarily, the MEA has covered the manholes with concrete lids, as it urged the contractor to speed up its work.


The MEA has also sought cooperation from metropolitan police in tracking down those who stole the iron manholes covers, presumably to sell to scrap metal dealers, as it warned that the thieves will be dealt with decisively and in accordance with the law.

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Suspending work is not really the answer, is it.

Originally Posted by misskit

the thieves will be dealt with decisively and in accordance with the law.

100 Baht should sort it.

Surely it can't be that difficult to nab the gang nicking the manhole covers. There's enough cameras around and they are a little big and heavy to stick under your jacket.

Or was that just an excuse because they're working on the system and couldn't be bothered to cover safely.

doubt if there are "gangs" stealing the manhole covers.

more likely it is the MEA labourer chickenheads selling the things whilst the foreman is absent/looking the other way/has already sold them in bulk from the yard where they are kept.

If the escalators don't saw off yer legs the personhole covers drop you to your death.

It's a bit like living in a Japanese gameshow.

Originally Posted by Edmond

If the escalators don't saw off yer legs the personhole covers drop you to your death.

It's a bit like living in a Japanese gameshow.

We're gonna need a dental surgeon to figure this shit out. It's beyond the Ken of most td sleuths.