Worker Dies After Crane Parts Fall at Sangster International Airport

Opposition Labour spokesperson Wavell Hinds has called for a full investigation into the death of construction worker Everton Campbell after a workplace incident at Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay. He said the tragedy underscores the need to strengthen Jamaica’s occupational safety laws and urged the government to give a clear timeline for the long-delayed Occupational Safety and Health Bill.

A construction worker was fatally injured on Friday during steel erection work at Sangster International Airport in St James, MBJ Airports Limited said. The incident happened on a China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation site near Gate 15, and police are investigating while work there remains suspended. MBJ says it is offering counselling and support.

A construction worker, 58-year-old Everton Campbell of St Andrew, died at Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay when parts of a crane he was operating reportedly fell on him during steel erection work near Gate 15. MBJ Airports has suspended work at the site, is cooperating with police, and says counselling and support will be offered to workers and staff.

A maintenance worker, identified as 58-year-old Everton Campbell of Grants Pen, Kingston, was crushed to death in a crane accident at Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay. Campbell was reportedly working on the airport ramp and was celebrating his birthday when parts of the crane fell on him, prompting likely investigations into the cause.

A maintenance worker, 58-year-old Everton Campbell of Kingston, died on Friday at Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay after parts of a crane he was operating reportedly fell on him. The accident on the airport ramp has prompted expected investigations into what caused the equipment failure and the work being done.