MALL PLUNGE
Horror moment worker plunges 50ft to his death after falling through missing tile on glass bridge at shopping centre
A WORKER in China fell to his death after careless colleagues removed a clear glass floor tile from a shopping mall and failed to cover it before taking a break.
The tragic event reportedly occurred on the fourth floor at the central hall square of Global Harbor Mall, Shanghai, eastern China on December 2.
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CCTV footage from the shopping mall shows a group of workers seemingly taking a break and sitting at the end of the glass bridge on the fourth floor which is under repair.
The workers were reportedly replacing the thick glass tiles on the floor, but paused before completing the work, leaving a giant square hole in the middle.
Another worker, who remained unnamed in local media, sadly failed to notice the gaping hole in the bridge over a sheer 5–foot drop, reportedly because he was distracted on a phone call.
Believing that the floor had been tiled all the way through, he walked straight into the hollow end.
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His colleagues watched in horror as the man dropped through the gap, hit his head and fell to the second floor.
Emergency services were immediately called to the horrific scene, but the man was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at hospital.
Shanghai Daily, an English newspaper in Shanghai, reported that the accident is still undergoing investigation.
On November 17, a 40-year-old mother of three also after a heavy wooden bookshelf fell on her in Tyger Valley Shopping Centre, South Africa.
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Jihaan Orrie was working in the stationary outlet, Typo, before she was killed by the wooden shelf.
Her workplace was under renovation as they were preparing to move to another location inside the mall.
A mum-of-two from Newcastle, Australia, also suffered fatal injuries after being crushed by cleaning products on November 28.
The supermarket worker, Malerato Harrison, was on shift at the Jasmond Central Woolworths when the tragic accident took place.
She was trampled on by the heavy equipment that reversed onto her in the middle of the shift.
Woolworths said it was working with police and work safety officials following the fatal incident.
Neither of the deaths were treated as suspicious by police.
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