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Longshoreman Fatally Crushed By Machinery At Port Newark Longshoreman Fatally Crushed By Machinery At Port Newark
Longshoreman Fatally Crushed By Machinery At Port Newark A 51-year-old longshoreman was crushed to death by a piece of machinery in Port Newark this week, officials said. International Longshoremen's Association Local 1233's Uriel Matamoros, nicknamed "Popeye," died when the  Noell Straddle Carrier he toppled over on Wednesday, July 13, the International Longshoremen's Association said. An eight-year veteran of the ILA, Matamoros was remembered by ILA Local 1233 President Buddy Smith and many of his co-workers and employers as one of the hardest working longshoremen around.  Messages of condolences have poured into the ILA fr…

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