{"id":7881,"date":"2026-10-02T20:55:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T01:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/?p=7881"},"modified":"2026-10-02T20:59:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T01:59:04","slug":"port-worker-struck-and-killed-by-errant-rebar-during-container-stripping-tangkiang-port-indonesia-30-september-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/?p=7881","title":{"rendered":"Port Worker Struck and Killed By Errant Rebar During Container Stripping  [Tangkiang Port, Indonesia &#8211; 30 September 2026]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Information reaching Blueoceana Company today (<em>See<\/em> links to media accounts below) would have us understand that during a container unloading (stripping) activity being conducted on 30 September Tangkiang port industrial truck (forklift) operator known to us only as &#8220;IR&#8221; was struck and killed by a piece (or pieces) of concrete rebar which was ejected from a bundle that had been stowed within the intermodal container shown in the photograph above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based upon the foregoing media accounts (roughly translated from the original Indonesian), there appears to be the involvement of another, larger industrial truck that was also interacting with the container at issue. That causal exigency, however, could certainly use further clarification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Links to Media Accounts:<\/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\/2026\/10\/Hit-by-Threaded-Iron-While-Working-093026.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Hit by Threaded Iron While Working (093026).\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-9de1ed79-0798-468d-92a8-d2eb6f6ff5ba\" href=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Hit-by-Threaded-Iron-While-Working-093026.pdf\">Hit by Threaded Iron While Working (093026)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Hit-by-Threaded-Iron-While-Working-093026.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-9de1ed79-0798-468d-92a8-d2eb6f6ff5ba\">Download<\/a><\/div>\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\/2026\/10\/Inna-Lillahi-Forklift-Operator-Died-in-a-Work-Accident-at-Tangkiang-Banggai-Port-093026.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Inna Lillahi, Forklift Operator Died in a Work Accident at Tangkiang Banggai Port (093026).\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-2ae7abb8-91f6-410b-b8ac-2ad82910762e\" href=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Inna-Lillahi-Forklift-Operator-Died-in-a-Work-Accident-at-Tangkiang-Banggai-Port-093026.pdf\">Inna Lillahi, Forklift Operator Died in a Work Accident at Tangkiang Banggai Port (093026)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Inna-Lillahi-Forklift-Operator-Died-in-a-Work-Accident-at-Tangkiang-Banggai-Port-093026.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-2ae7abb8-91f6-410b-b8ac-2ad82910762e\">Download<\/a><\/div>\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\/2026\/10\/A-Forklift-Operator-Died-at-Tangkiang-Banggai-Port-093026.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of A Forklift Operator Died at Tangkiang Banggai Port (093026).\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-5e6d38d1-6819-4142-a5f0-40913553753a\" href=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/A-Forklift-Operator-Died-at-Tangkiang-Banggai-Port-093026.pdf\">A Forklift Operator Died at Tangkiang Banggai Port (093026)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/A-Forklift-Operator-Died-at-Tangkiang-Banggai-Port-093026.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-5e6d38d1-6819-4142-a5f0-40913553753a\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-02-at-9.21.10-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-02-at-9.21.10-PM-1024x686.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-02-at-9.21.10-PM-1024x686.png 1024w, https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-02-at-9.21.10-PM-300x201.png 300w, 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