China Scene: East

Building worker's fall leadsto dispute with bosses

A man in Hefei, Anhui province, injured his foot working on a rainy night, but his boss refused to cover his medical fees.

Shi Qiufeng, 48, injured his right foot after he slipped from a 4-meter height on a construction site on Sept 9. He said he was working overtime that night and the building area was quite dark. As he was climbing up to do some more work, his muddy shoes caused him to slip and fall.