Worker crushed while operating a side-loader trailer

A transport worker sustained serious crush injuries after unloading a sea container from a side-loader trailer. 

When the trailer was unloaded, the worker walked around the sea container removing the twist-lock lifting chains. One of the lifting chains did not completely release from the container’s twist-lock point. 

The worker then stood between the sea container and the trailer and began retracting the side-loader cranes using the remote. The sea container was dragged toward the trailer by the connected lifting chain, crushing the worker between the sea container and trailer.

The full significant incident summary can be downloaded here.