Singapore  - A pile of rubbish cushioned the 15-metre fall of a worker at an incinerator plant in Singapore's third industrial accident this month, news reports said Friday.

The victim, who suffered a fractured leg, was hauled to safety by Civil Defence Force paramedics who were lowered into the hall where garbage is dumped before it is incinerated, The Straits Times said.

It is believed the worker, in his 40s, escaped more serious injury on Thursday because he landed on the rubbish. The waste collector was taken to the National University Hospital for treatment.

The two other accidents took place in shipyards. Two Indian nationals, ages 21 and 25, died Tuesday after succumbing to gas poisoning while working on a ship. Five others were hospitalized.

Another Indian national, 42, died June 9 in Singapore a hospital after he was severely burned in an explosion aboard a boat undergoing painting. (dpa)