Family of accident victim to get aid-Aboitiz

By Cheneen R. Capon
The employer of the family of the Filipino worker who died in an accident inside the 300-megawatt coal-fired power plant of Aboitiz-owned Therma South, Inc. (TSI) in barangay Binugao, Davao City last Wednesday will receive financial assistance.
This was confirmed in a statement of the Aboitiz Power Corp. furnished to Edge Davao yesterday.
“The family of the victim has already arrived in Davao and employers of the victim have committed to support the family during this time,” the Aboitiz said.
However, the management of the plant has not disclosed the amount of assistance that will be given to the family.
The management has also not released any update on the ongoing investigation into the accident conducted by the TSI and the employer of the victim.
Aboitiz withheld the name of the ill-fated worker.
“The victim, a Filipino, is an employee for six years of sub-contractor Boyi Wantong, which reports to FHI-True North. FHI-True North reports to Therma South,” an earlier statement said.
This is the second fatal accident occuring in the P35-billion plant.
“Therma South and its contractors are presently conducting an investigation to determine the cause of the accident and to ensure that safety guidelines are reinforced,” the statement read..
The first fatal incident happened two years ago in the afternoon of January 6, 2014 involving a 39-year-old Chinese engineer of Nantong Dragon who died after he was accidentally struck by a three-ton pulley winch while supervising at the construction site.
At the time, the management of TSI had to temporarily stop operations for a week to review safety measures and sub-contracting of the construction of the plant.