Thursday, March 4,
2010
Phuket water plant worker dies in freak
accident
PHUKET: An employee at a desalination plant in Karon died
yesterday when he was sucked into a high pressure intake hose at
the facility.
The worker, 40-year-old Tannit Pramungij, accidentally fell into a
large vessel containing sea water while performing routine
maintenance at the REQ Water Services plant about 2:30pm on
Tuesday.
Mr Tannit was sucked into a 30-meter length of high pressure intake
hose connected to the tank, used to force saltwater though the
reverse-osmosis membrane tubes.
Colleagues rushed to free him, but he was unconscious with a very
low pulse when recovered.
He was taken to Patong Hospital, where he later died.
Maj Thabanapat Jaturonpan of the Chalong Police said that doctors
think asphyxiation was the cause of death because there were no
other wounds on his body.