Cuban national crushed to death by containers at Houston

A Cuban national was crushed to death by a container at the Muneshwers shipping terminal at Houston, Greater Georgetown.
The dead man has been identified as 23-year-old construction worker, Alex Jesús González Beria, of Canal No. 1, West Bank Demerara.
While details surrounding the incident remain unclear, reports reaching this newspaper indicates that the young man was reportedly lying at the container terminal unknown to others. It is believed that operators unknowingly stacked containers onto him.
The man’s crushed body was subsequently discovered and the police was summoned to the premises.
Up to press time, the company nor the police had not released any information surrounding the incident.
Only last month, another young Cuban national died after he was struck by a high-pressure hose while carrying out construction work on July 10 at Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD).
According to police reports, 24-year-old Yuviosmar Galindo Cardona was operating a high-pressure hose attached to a cement machine during construction works when he reportedly lost control of the equipment. The hose then swung and struck him to the head.
The injured worker was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
These incidents occur a amid a growing push to enhance workplace safety in Guyana’s blooming economy especially within the construction sector. In fact, the Labour and Manpower Planning Ministry has been urging employers and workers to place greater emphasis on occupational safety and health measures.
The Ministry’s Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Department has also been conducting construction seminars and inspections across the regions, providing guidance to workers and employers on workplace safety requirements.
Back in April of this year, Labour and Manpower Planning Minister Keoma Griffith raised concerns over workplace safety statistics, reporting that 13 lives had been lost due to workplace incidents between January and April 2026, while another 64 non-fatal incidents were recorded during the same period.