Police: 1 person killed in accident at former Yellow Freight location in Montgomery
Authorities say the victim died at the scene. They would not confirm how the person was killed.
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Yellow | Police: 1 person killed in accident at former Yellow Freight location in Maybrook, NY
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He was struck by a 2014 Freightliner cab that was attempting to hook up to an empty trailer, police said.
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More info on the fatal accident at Maybrook. Stan was the DC Manger at Nashville. Prayers to his family. May he rest in peace.
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oh wow.. I worked with Stan at 153 many years ago.. condolances to his family
Absolutely no excuse. The employee was probably not trained to be doing what he was. TM’s and supervisors moving equipment to save a buck. OSHA will be all over this and should be. The safety and life of an individual should never be reduced to cost saving measures. Bankruptcy or not.
Unfortunately a family’s life has been changed forever.
May this man RIP.
Unfortunately a family’s life has been changed forever.
May this man RIP.
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Dok, we don't know who was behind the wheel of the tractor. Yes, I agree that OSHA is likely crawling all over this. Now here's the even worse issue; last TM I spoke with told me that they no longer have any work comp insurance. IF that's accurate, what a mess! A man is dead, another person was in control of the vehicle that killed him, and the whole thing shouldn't have happened to begin with. I didn't know you at all Stan, but here's wishing for your eternal peace anyway.
How can a company operate without workman’s comp insurance? If that is the case that just proves their inability to even function sensibly.
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not sure on who was doing what I doubt he was the one moving eqp. either way it a devasting event to his family and those that knew him. With him being management should not matter.... a man lost his life........... that is tragedy.
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your callousness is evident. And I must say kind of sad.
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Looks like OSHA had issues with Yellow prior to the closure
The link is for a $35,716 fine for several Serious Violations at the Houston, TX Terminal
I am not sure if they do or do not have Workman's Compensation Insurance. I do believe it is law in NY for any business. Not sure how they can open any buildings without it.
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Agreed drv., the fact that he was a manager is irrelevant. He quite clearly was not the one driving the Freightliner, and at this moment we don't know who was. If the driver was not qualified to be moving that truck tractor, that is dripping with liability. I'm not going to speculate on the driver; the facts there will come out soon enough.
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From a liability standpoint this is bad.
Not sure of any compliance issues if this happened on private property.
Plus who knows who the driver is, he may have a 391 file and be compliant.
Yellow has OSHA issues, looks like they cannot get past them...
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agreed it is bad . most of the old yellow management still left they are contracted in to do the close outs on auctions and such
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I am sure they will. just so sad . this zombie of a company is still affecting lives even during bankruptcy.
We don't yet know all the facts about this incident. Who was the driver? Who was the driver employed by when this happened? Who is legally responsible for the movement of the sold equipment? Remember all the equipment at Maybrook was sold a week ago and no longer belongs to Yellow. A lot of unanswered questions still need to be answered before assigning blame/responsibility.
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Are you saying (factually) that the remaining management is working for Ritchie and no longer for Yellow?
I'm skeptical that there is no W/C. Some, I'm sure, remember the principal reason for C-F's bankruptcy was their inability to post bonds with the Industrial Commissions of the states they were operating in. If he was still an employee of Yellow, they were legally required to have W/C. There is no such requirement for "contracted employees", that I am aware of.
check this link out: https://troopers.ny.gov/news/state-...ng-fatal-industrial-accident-village-maybrook.
Preliminary investigation revealed that he was assisting in the yard directing trucks to trailers when he was struck by a 2014 Freightliner cab that was attempting to hook up to an empty trailer.
Preliminary investigation revealed that he was assisting in the yard directing trucks to trailers when he was struck by a 2014 Freightliner cab that was attempting to hook up to an empty trailer.
