The Global Container Terminal in New Jersey has closed after on person was killed and another injured as a result of a truck-trailer hitting two people, according to JOC.com.
Joseph Pentangelo, a Spokesperson for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, said: “It’s a combination of where it happened and the seriousness of it. It’s a fatality and it has to be investigated.”
In a previous article written by PTI, a video showed an incident at the Port of Hamburg where a stack of containers toppled over as a result of a negligent STS crane operator.
Technical Paper: The reality of assessing accident levels in ports
This followed an article showing a number of dangerous incidents which had happened at ports, highlighting the dangers which can occur in this environment.
The risks prevalent at ports indicates the teamwork and co-ordination which must take place in order to prevent fatal incidents and injuries.
Automation is viewed as a solution to safer working environments at ports, since much of the work can be carried out by crane operators remotely.
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Yesterday, at Global Terminals Bayonne, a 53 year old Brooklyn, NY man who had exited his vehicle and who was speaking with another commercial vehicle operator while waiting in a long delivery line, was struck and killed by another commercial rig that was in the process of moving up within an adjacent delivery lane. The second driver was hospitalized with non life-threatening injuries.
This accident underscores the recognized hazards that accompany anyone’s pedestrian presence at marine terminals. In general; apart from container loading/unloading events, when within the confines of a marine terminal over-the-road drivers should not be permitted to exit their vehicles at all. When it’s absolutely necessary for an over-the-road driver to assume a pedestrian role, they should be wearing a high visibility vest (or the equivalent) and should stay within designated walkways or established safety zones. Any deviations will invite unforgiving accidents, such as yesterday’s.
In speaking with knowledgeable individuals “on the ground”, Blueoceana Company understands that the two drivers that were struck had been engaged in minor repairs to one of their tractors (a ruptured air supply hose) when they were brought under the rear tandem wheels of an empty chassis being pulled by the third driver’s tractor. We’ve reviewed far too many marine terminal accidents of late, having similar descriptors.
A local news blog (Hudson County View) published the photograph appearing below, which depicts the accident scene’s immediate aftermath. It was ostensibly taken by another commercial vehicle operator waiting in the delivery truck line. Thankfully, it has been PhotoShopped in an effort to spare the reader unnecessary difficulty.
Link to Media Account No. 1: One trucker dead, another injured after Global Container Terminal crash- officials (042116)
Link to Media Account No. 2: Fatal accident closes NY-NJ port’s Global terminal (042116)
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