Singapore's Jurong Shipyard has been fined SGD 230,000 ($173,000) for a 2011 accident that killed two men.
The penalty comes two months after it was fined SGD 400,000 for a 2012 incident in which a jack-up rig newbuilding tilted injuring 89 people.
The latest judgement relates to the deaths of an Indian and a Thai employed by subcontractor Shipblast, Today Online reported.
Ramudu Sivakumar, 25, and Phromprasoet Thanawan, 32, were in a cherry picker that had not been properly maintained. The picker buckled and collapsed.
They fell 30 metres from a ship in drydock. The accident has not been previously reported, according to the newspaper.
The ministry of manpower said all four boom sections and the basket of the cherry picker were corroded.
One section was less than half its original thickness of 6mm.
According to the manufacturer’s guidelines, it should have been replaced.
But it was only blasted and painted because the yard had referred to a different set of rules in error, the ministry statement said.
Jurong was fined under the Workplace Safety and Health Act for failing to ensure the cherry picker was safely maintained.
Its parent Sembcorp Marine has been contacted for comment.
