Family members of the Guyanese sailor, who was crushed to death on Sunday while loading a vessel at the Trinidad Cement Ltd. (TCL) port in Claxton Bay in Trinidad, are awaiting a post-mortem examination before his body is returned to Guyana.
Doodnauth Nateram, 44, of La Parfaite Harmonie, Guyana, died at the San Fernando General Hospital around 3.40 am from internal injuries, according to the Trinidad Guardian.
The newspaper noted that according to a police report, around 2.40 am, excavator operator Ravi Mahadeo Persaud was loading cement while Nateram stood along a railing aboard the vessel. However, while Persaud was turning the excavator, Nateram was accidentally pinned to the railing.
Speaking with Stabroek News yesterday,
