A crane struck and killed a truck driver at the Port of Houston Barbours Cut container terminal facility.
The truck driver was struck Thursday afternoon by a rubber-tired gantry crane. Gantry cranes are used in a range of marine applications, from ship-to-shore container transfer or moving containers throughout a port facility. 
The crane in this case was of the mobile land variety and does not involve moving containers to or from ships.
Officers from the La Porte police department will likely assist with the investigation.
One of the busiest ports in the nation, a range of industrial incidents have occurred at the port over the past years. Last year, an oil tanker caught fire and resulted in a blocked ship channel. In May 2015, a worker fell into a ship’s cargo hold, suffering injuries.
Source: Chron.com, “Truck driver dies after struck by crane Port of Houston facility,” by Andrew Kragie, April 20, 2017