SAF regular critically injured.

Jah_rastafar_I · Dec 11, 2012

https://twitter.com/ChannelNewsAsia/status/278142212313853952

Full story here:

A SAF regular serviceman was critically injured onboard the Landing Ships Tank RSS Endeavour.

He was checking on one of the berthing ropes that was being tightened and in the process was caught between the motorised winch and the rope. At the time of the incident, RSS Endeavour was berthed at Changi Naval Base.

Military Expert (ME) 2 Chee Weng Fai Jason, 29, a Weapon Systems Supervisor, was attended to by a medical team led by four medical officers from the Changi Naval Medical Centre. The medical team stabilised his condition before careful extrication was carried out to prevent further aggravation to his injuries. Following extrication, ME2 Chee was sent via an SAF ambulance from RSS Endeavour to Changi General Hospital (CGH) at 3.26pm and was admitted to CGH at 3.52pm. The medical officers continued to stabilise him in the ambulance en route to the hospital. ME2 Chee has undergone emergency surgery and remains in critical condition.

The SAF is conducting an investigation to determine the cause of the incident.

http://www.twitlonger.com/show/ka4cti

A sailor from the Singapore Armed Forces is critically injured after he was caught between a winch and a rope onboard the navy's Landing Ship Tank RSS Endeavor today.

Military Expert (ME) 2 Chee Weng Fai Jason, 29, was checking on one of the warship's berthing ropes that was being tightened at about 2.22pm, when he got caught between the motorised winch and the rope, said the Ministry of Defence in a statement late Monday night.

The regular, a weapon systems supervisor, is believed to have suffered upper and lower limb injuries.

The Mindef statement added that RSS Endeavour was berthed at Changi Naval Base during the incident.

moolightaffairs · Dec 11, 2012

what the fuck is the buffer doing? when u train a seaman on deck, the basic is rope work. rope work is not how to tie a rope only. u have to handle the rope well, if done wrongly rope can kill and injured.

sickpuppy · Dec 11, 2012

My guess he took the short cut way of doing or was pressured by his superiors to take the shorter way of doing it to get some more king time.

ray_of_hope · Dec 11, 2012

From his pic in the ST he appears to be on the heavy side, to say the least.

laksaboy · Dec 11, 2012

From here:

https://twitter.com/wengfai28

Narong Wongwan · Dec 11, 2012

ME 2 is what rank? SGT?

BuiKia · Dec 11, 2012

I think SAF held the highest record for the number of non-combat injuries sustained.

lorrydriver · Dec 11, 2012

Narong Wongwan said:
ME 2 is what rank? SGT?

according to wiki, its equivalent to staff sgt or master sgt ranks....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_Armed_Forces_ranks#Military_Domain_Experts_Scheme_ranks

Jah_rastafar_I · Dec 12, 2012

He's lost an arm and both legs

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/saf-regular-critically-injured-in-ship-accident-010319550.html

[UPDATE 12 Dec, 858AM: Condition of SAF serviceman]

A Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) regular serviceman who was critically injured following a routine exercise on board a navy ship on Monday afternoon has reportedly lost both legs and an arm.

Weapons systems supervisor, Military Expert (ME) 2 Jason Chee Weng Fai was caught between a motorised winch and rope as he was checking the berthing rope on board the RSS Endeavour.

According to The Straits Times, the 29-year-old lost his limbs and remains in critical condition at Changi General Hospital following emergency surgery.

Quoting a Defence Ministry official, the daily broadsheet added that fault equipment could have been the cause of the accident on Monday.

Local media have also reported that a two-day "safety time out" has been called on all naval training exercises to allow the Defence Ministry to carry out a review of safety and training procedures.

It is expected to be lifted later on Wednesday.

ray_of_hope · Dec 12, 2012

My sympathies to him. These are terrible injuries. I hope he is able to get substantial compensation from Mindef.

chonburifc · Dec 12, 2012

moolightaffairs said:
what the fuck is the buffer doing? when u train a seaman on deck, the basic is rope work. rope work is not how to tie a rope only. u have to handle the rope well, if done wrongly rope can kill and injured.

surprise to see the term buffer here. :smile:

something not right, why happen to the emergency stop button on the winch controller? who is operating the winch?

winnipegjets · Dec 12, 2012

SAF should compensate him well so that he can live out his life in decent condition; a sum of $2 million is the minimum.

jubilee1919 · Dec 12, 2012

winnipegjets said:
SAF should compensate him well so that he can live out his life in decent condition; a sum of $2 million is the minimum.

No amount of money can compensate him for the loss of 3 limbs.

xebay11 · Dec 12, 2012

Jah_rastafar_I said:
He's lost an arm and both legs

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/saf-regular-critically-injured-in-ship-accident-010319550.html

We have the technology to rebuild him.....better...stronger......faster.

songsongjurong · Dec 12, 2012

[video=youtube;WM8bTdBs-cw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM8bTdBs-cw[/video]

wendychan · Dec 12, 2012

jubilee1919 said:
No amount of money can compensate him for the loss of 3 limbs.

i fully agreee. money doesn't buy everything

BotakHead · Dec 12, 2012

Jah_rastafar_I said:
He's lost an arm and both legs

Really very sad for him. He is still very young - 29 years old only.

songsongjurong · Dec 12, 2012

compensate ? SAF would wish a swift death instead...

workman comp
death S$170,000/-

total permanent disability
min $73,000 x % loss of earning capacity
max $218,000 x % loss of earning capacity

medical expense : Up to $30,000 or 1 year from date of accident, whichever is reached first

$140k to 170k after 1-jun-2012

peacetime military casualty figure must be 世界第一等 !

songsongjurong · Dec 12, 2012

life long medical procedures, ops surgery, after care, .....hope he is not married,,,,got CCTV footage ? CO (o r CEO now) , XO, coxswain, buffer have a lot report to write now..

halsey02 · Dec 12, 2012

Jah_rastafar_I said:
He's lost an arm and both legs

Feel so sad for him, this is worse than dying!

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