The Ministry of Labour says it is currently investigating a fatal accident which occurred at approximately 7.38 this morning, at the John Fernandes Limited Port Facility on Water Street, Georgetown.
According to reports received, 64-year-old Trevor Jones, a stevedore foreman of Mandela Avenue, East Ruimveldt, was walking behind a super reach stacker as it was reversing.
He was struck by the counterweight at the rear of the vehicle, at which point he fell to the side and was fatally injured by the rear right wheel of the machine.
Upon receiving the report, Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Officers, Johana Vaughn and Neza King, immediately visited the scene to conduct a preliminary investigation.
They were able to determine that the accident took place between the facility’s main entrance and the wharf, after Jones had completed his 12 midnight to 6:00 am shift.
Investigations by the Ministry’s Occupational Safety and Health department are currently ongoing.
