Marine Contractor Cited for Ship Worker's Death

A marine cargo contractor has been cited by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration following the September 2022 death of a worker crushed by 2 tons of cargo in Panama City, Florida. OSHA announced that it cited Mobile, Alabama-based Premier Bulk Stevedoring LLC for one repeat violation and two serious violations after inspectors determined that the company’s crane operator had an obstructed view of a signalman guiding the movement of a load of paper weighing thousands of pounds on the M/V Weserborg. When the ship pitched during the crane work, the worker, who had b...