Marine Terminal Worker Suffocated In Avalanche of Bulk Sulfur [Tampa, FL ~ 15 January 2016]

Posted by admin on Jan 17, 2016 in Bulletins

Marine terminal worker, Joe Lammlein, an employee of Gulf Coast Bulk Equipment (a non-union stevedore/marine terminal operator specializing in the handling of bulk cargoes), lost his life Friday morning in a bulk sulfur pile cave-in that engulfed the cab of the front end loader he was operating. It took hours for rescuers to recover his body. He was 45 years old.

The photograph appearing below depicts the accident scene. Further information about the accident can be accessed through the media link provided below the photograph.

Link To Media Account:   Man killed at Port Tampa Bay when sulfur pile collapses on his front-end loader | Tampa Bay Times