Second fatal fall in Jurong Region Line project prompts safety timeout and LTA stop-work order
A worker died after falling from scaffolding at a JRL site near Pandan Gardens on 13 November. This is the second fatal fall on the JRL project, following a 2024 incident. LTA has called a safety timeout across all sites as investigations continue.
A construction supervisor died on 13 November 2025 after falling from a height of around nine metres at a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) worksite for the Jurong Region Line (JRL), near Block 202 Pandan Gardens.
The 46-year-old worker was descending scaffolding at around 5.30pm when he fell. He was taken to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
This is the second fatal fall involving the JRL project, following a similar incident on 4 January 2024, when a 27-year-old worker from Myanmar died after falling 7.5 metres at a site near the future Gek Poh station. That worker was employed by Jiangxi Construction Development.
In response to the latest fatality, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) issued a stop-work order for the site and announced a safety timeout for all at-height work activities across its ongoing projects. The timeout will be used to review compliance with existing safety procedures.
LTA is the developer for the JRL project. It confirmed that the deceased in the 13 November incident was employed by Leze Construction, a subsidiary to a subcontractor under the main contractor, Daewoo-Yongnam Joint Venture.
“We are deeply saddened by this incident and extend our deepest condolences to the family of the deceased worker. We are working with the contractors to provide them with support and assistance,” said LTA in a statement.
The agency reiterated that it takes all safety incidents seriously and that work-at-height protocols are required at all of its sites. It is supporting the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) in the ongoing investigations.
MOM stressed the importance of proper fall protection measures. “Workers performing work at height must maintain 100 per cent tie-off at all times, and anchor their safety harnesses to independent and secure points,” it stated.
In the first half of 2025 alone, there were 76 incidents involving deaths or major injuries, slightly down from 81 during the same period in 2024.
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