{"id":6157,"date":"2023-01-24T09:17:07","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T14:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blueoceana.com\/?p=6157"},"modified":"2023-01-27T08:01:28","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T13:01:28","slug":"crane-mechanic-suffers-fatal-heart-attack-after-successive-climbs-up-gantry-cranes-stairway-vancouver-bc-canada-14-december-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/?p=6157","title":{"rendered":"Crane Mechanic Suffers Fatal Heart Attack After Successive Climbs Up Gantry Crane&#8217;s Stairway  [Vancouver, BC (Canada) &#8211; 14 December 2022]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Late arriving information coming to Blueoceana Company from an independent news media source at Vancouver, BC (<strong><em>See<\/em><\/strong> link to the coverage provided by <strong>THE TYEE<\/strong>, below), has us understand that Dan Alder, a marine terminal crane mechanic at Deltaport (operated by Global Container Terminals), died as a result of a cardiac event experienced after several climbs up crane number 8 at that facility on 14 December 2022. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was reported to be engaged in switching out one or more trolley wheels, and had been compelled to climb the crane&#8217;s switchback stairway owing to the out-of-service condition of the machine&#8217;s personnel elevator. <strong>THE TYEE<\/strong>&#8216;s coverage would have us understand that the elevator&#8217;s serviceability had been an issue for some period of time preceding this event .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Owing to the absence of reasonably quick access to the victim, rescue attempts by responders proved to be extremely problematic. Mr. Alder died atop crane number 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Link to Media Account:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/A-Deltaport-Death-in-the-Sky-012323-copy.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of A-Deltaport-Death-in-the-Sky-012323-copy.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-3e43015c-0a24-42dd-95dc-c35b73d6fe49\" href=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/A-Deltaport-Death-in-the-Sky-012323-copy.pdf\">A-Deltaport-Death-in-the-Sky-012323-copy<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/A-Deltaport-Death-in-the-Sky-012323-copy.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-3e43015c-0a24-42dd-95dc-c35b73d6fe49\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Unknown-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Unknown-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6159\" width=\"606\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Unknown-1.jpeg 323w, https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Unknown-1-300x145.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Above:<\/em><\/strong>  Container Cranes at Deltaport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pusan-Port-South-Korea-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pusan-Port-South-Korea-1-769x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pusan-Port-South-Korea-1-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pusan-Port-South-Korea-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pusan-Port-South-Korea-1-768x1022.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pusan-Port-South-Korea-1.jpg 966w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Above: <\/em><\/strong> Exemplar Gantry Crane Personnel Elevator and Switchback Stairway Section<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-24-at-8.24.14-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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