Longshoreman fatally crushed by Noell Straddle Carrier at Port Newark

A longshoreman was killed in the early hours of 13 July at the Port of New York and New Jersey after a Noell Straddle Carrier he was operating toppled over.

According to the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), the accident took place at Berth 51 of the Port Newark Container Terminal (PNCT) in Port Newark.

The name of the worker was Uriel Matamoros, he was 59 years old and an eight-year veteran of the ILA.

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