Employer Fails to Provide Fall Protection Leading to Worker's Fatal Fall; Qiaotou Court Orders Over NT$4 Million in Damages
In 2024, a worker surnamed Li fell 7.8 meters to her death while working on a roof in Kaohsiung. The Qiaotou District Court ruled that the employer failed to install required fall protection equipment and ordered him to pay over NT$4 million in compensation to the family.
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(Central News Agency reporter Chang Yi-lien, Kaohsiung, 19th) A worker surnamed Li died after falling while working on the roof of a residential building in Kaohsiung in 113 (2024), with a total fall height of 7.8 meters. After a trial by the Qiaotou District Court, it was determined that the employer failed to install fall protection equipment in accordance with the law and should compensate Li's family members a total of over NT$4 million. The case can be appealed.
According to the civil judgment document of the Qiaotou District Court, after an employer surnamed Zhang contracted a plastic aluminum panel installation project for a residential building in Kaohsiung City, he assigned the worker Li to work on the roof of this building. Sometime in 113 (2024), while Li was on a 3-meter high fixed ladder connected to the roof, she fell vertically for some reason onto the awning on the first floor, and then rolled down to the ground on the first floor.
The judgment document noted that Li's total fall height was 7.8 meters, causing her to suffer head trauma and intracranial hemorrhage. After being rushed to the hospital for emergency rescue, Li died of central nervous system failure. Her family later filed a civil lawsuit against the employer, demanding that the employer pay for funeral expenses, consolation money, and alimony.
The judge believed that the employer, Zhang, failed to install fall protection equipment according to the law, and his actions had a causal relationship with Li's death. He should bear the liability for tort damages. After considering the identity, status, financial capability of both parties, the degree of harm caused, and other circumstances, the judge ordered the employer Zhang to pay a total of over NT$4 million to Li's family. The entire case can be appealed. (Editor: Chen Jen-hua) 1150419
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(Central News Agency reporter Chang Yi-lien, Kaohsiung, 19th) A worker surnamed Li died after falling while working on the roof of a residential building in Kaohsiung in 113 (2024), with a total fall height of 7.8 meters. After a trial by the Qiaotou District Court, it was determined that the employer failed to install fall protection equipment in accordance with the law and should compensate Li's family members a total of over NT$4 million. The case can be appealed.
According to the civil judgment document of the Qiaotou District Court, after an employer surnamed Zhang contracted a plastic aluminum panel installation project for a residential building in Kaohsiung City, he assigned the worker Li to work on the roof of this building. Sometime in 113 (2024), while Li was on a 3-meter high fixed ladder connected to the roof, she fell vertically for some reason onto the awning on the first floor, and then rolled down to the ground on the first floor.
The judgment document noted that Li's total fall height was 7.8 meters, causing her to suffer head trauma and intracranial hemorrhage. After being rushed to the hospital for emergency rescue, Li died of central nervous system failure. Her family later filed a civil lawsuit against the employer, demanding that the employer pay for funeral expenses, consolation money, and alimony.
The judge believed that the employer, Zhang, failed to install fall protection equipment according to the law, and his actions had a causal relationship with Li's death. He should bear the liability for tort damages. After considering the identity, status, financial capability of both parties, the degree of harm caused, and other circumstances, the judge ordered the employer Zhang to pay a total of over NT$4 million to Li's family. The entire case can be appealed. (Editor: Chen Jen-hua) 1150419
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