An industrial accident occurred at one of the container terminals of the Port of Bayonne, New Jersey, US, when a loader tipped over trapping the operator inside.
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Bayonne’s first responders, led by members of the Bayonne Fire Department, were dispatched to Globe Terminals, after receiving report of an industrial accident in the moring hours of Sunday.
Arriving units found a heavy-duty container lift, used to move shipping containers, tipped over onto a stack of containers, according to information provided by Deputy Fire Chief Bill Bartos.
The equipment operator was trapped inside and unable to self-extricate. Firefighters used an aerial bucket to safely remove the operator, who was removed to Bayonne Medical Center by McCabe Ambulance, with apparently minor injuries.
The quick and professional response by our firefighters led to the safe removal of this equipment operator without further injury or property damage,
…Mr. Bartos said.
