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A renovation contractor died after falling from a ladder.
Mr Tan Ah Lee, 64, a Malaysian, was patching the ceiling of a home in Bedok on March 6 when he fell.
In a statement to The New Paper last Thursday, a spokesman for the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said Mr Tan was engaged to patch the ceiling of a home but was later found lying on the ladder on the floor.
It is believed the A-frame ladder toppled while he was working on the ceiling.
The contractor was taken to hospital where he later died.
MOM is investigating the accident.
According to business records, Mr Tan is the sole proprietor of Eng Hup Heng Renovation Contractor, a company registered here since 1999.
This is the eighth reported workplace death here this year.
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