Worker dies after wall collapses during Swakopmund bungalow demolition
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Stephanus Hamutenya, 39, died after part of a wall collapsed on him during demolition of the Fish Bungalows in Swakopmund, and the municipality has suspended work at the site pending investigation.
A 39-year-old worker has died after part of a wall collapsed on him during the demolition of the Fish Bungalows in Swakopmund, the municipality said.
The deceased, identified as Stephanus Hamutenya, was working alongside other employees on the demolition on 1 November when part of an existing wall collapsed on him. Fellow workers removed him from beneath the rubble and emergency medical services were called to the scene, municipal spokesperson Linda Mupupa said on Thursday.
Paramedics attended to Hamutenya before transporting him to hospital, where he later died from his injuries. He was employed on the project by the appointed contractor, Frampton Investment CC.
Mupupa said the municipality was engaging the contractor and relevant authorities to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident, and that all construction and demolition activities at the affected site had been temporarily suspended while investigations and safety assessments are carried out.
The municipality has extended its condolences to Hamutenya's family, friends and colleagues, but has not yet disclosed what caused the wall to collapse.