A worker died in a ship's cargo hold in Florida after 2 tons of paper crushed him against a wall, Department of Labor says

Mon, 03/13/2023 - 09:28

Container ship and cranes in Port Klang. Malaysia — A worker was crushed to death by two tons of paper being hoisted onto a ship, the DOL said.
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A worker was crushed to death by two tons of paper being hoisted onto a ship, OSHA said.
The unnamed 28-year-old worker died onboard the vessel in September in Panama City, Florida, per OSHA.
OSHA said the crane operator hadn't been able to see the signalman guiding the load movement.

A worker died in a ship's cargo hold in Panama City, Florida after the ship rocked and two tons of paper being hoisted onto the vessel crushed him against a wall, the Department of Labor said on Friday.