AOKI controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1993
Fatal lift accident occurs at the Towngas headquarters project
A lift carrying 12 workers fell 17 storeys at Aoki's Towngas headquarters project in Hong Kong, killing everyone inside. An investigation identified a defective drive pinion and an emergency brake that failed to arrest the fall.
1993
Towngas headquarters lift disaster
A lift at Aoki's Towngas headquarters project in Hong Kong fell 17 storeys, killing 12 workers. Investigators cited a poorly maintained drive pinion and an ineffective emergency brake. Aoki was fined in 1994 and compensated the victims' families.
1989
Fair Trade Commission challenges airport reclamation consortium
Japan's Fair Trade Commission alleged that the Offshore Reclamation Construction Association operated as an illegal price-fixing cartel in connection with sand supplies for Kansai International Airport. Aoki was among the firms ordered to pay surcharges and was suspended from bidding on Osaka public works.
1989
Kansai International Airport reclamation cartel case
Aoki was part of the Offshore Reclamation Construction Association, a consortium accused by Japan's Fair Trade Commission of illegal price fixing in the supply of sand for Kansai International Airport's artificial island. The consortium was ordered to disband, and Aoki was among firms subject to surcharges and public-works bidding restrictions.