A Filipino working as a contractor for Qatar Rail has reportedly died at a Doha Metro construction site, the company has confirmed.
Juanito Pardillo, a heavy equipment mechanic and fire suppression/lube technician was killed on February 28. His employer, Qatar Rail, declinded to provide additional details about the incident, saying in a statement that it will not comment further until a full investigation currently underway is completed.
Qatar Rail’s statement:
“Our thoughts and sympathies are with his family at this most difficult of times.
Qatar Rail and its contractors operate to the highest standard of health and safety on our sites and measures its safety performance against other major projects across the world. Any incident is one too many, but overall our safety record is a good one.”
Pardillo appeared to be working on the Red Line South, which runs from Al Wakrah in the south to Msheireb station, according to a report by Doha News. The project reportedly employed some 18,500 workers in 2015.