The document details claims reported from container handling accidents at Haina Internationals Terminals between 2008-2011. Some key accidents include: - A crane operator damaged an empty container while uploading the last one onto a ship in December 2008. - Multiple incidents of crane twist locks causing holes in container roofs and wetting goods inside, such as in June 2010 and March 2011. - A forklift accident in October 2010 caused a prefabricated house module to slip and fall to the floor. - In July 2011, high winds caused a crane to impact a ship's chimney and damage its own boom structure.

1. HAINA INTERNATIONALS TERMINALS – 1
DETAIL OF CLAIMS REPORTED DURING 2008-2011
Date of
Description
Accident
While our crane operator was uploading the last empty container on the ship CSAV MARESIAS
24-12-2008 caused damages to another empty container that was on the vessel.
While the operator of the mule ML07 was moving a container he did not realize that about him
was the Mardom’s Top Loader, making contact with the spreader of the same which caused him
26-06-2009
bend in the hydraulic cylinder.
At the time of the express visual inspection during the dispatch of the container, the client
27-04-2010
realized that there were two holes in the roof
Containers numbers CMCU555223, CMCU4559749 and TTNU9244916, had to be loaded onto
the ship Marcaja V. 57 dated 23/06/2010 and later on the ship Crawler chipper as of
23-6-2010
26/06/2010 and was not made in any of the two occasions because of a human error.
During verification of the container, it began to rain and immediately the goods were covered
13-7-2010 with canvas, but still rain penetrated resulting wet 239 boxes.
While the operator of the gantry crane was uploading to the vessel the container with goods for
18-7-2010 exports, he caused a bulge at the lower right side panel of the container.
While the container was being moved, one of the twist lock of the crane caused a hole in the
21-7-2010 roof, causing the wet of 15 bags of detergents.
The forklift operator handled poorly the load, causing that a prefabricated house module slept
19-10-2010 and fall to the floor, causing damage to it.
While the containers were downloaded from the ship, the crane’s twist lock caused a hole in the
26-11-2010 roof, causing the goods got wet.
While the forklift moved a vehicle the same made contact with a container located next to it.
10-03-2011
While the containers were downloaded from the ship, the crane’s twist lock caused a hole in the
10-03-2011 roof, causing the goods got wet. (9 LCD TV units)
After the mule operator engage the container for export, located on the chassis ANTZ - 5058 to
leave the reception area to make a turn in L pulled away the container of the fifth wheel of the
01-04-2011
mule, leaving the container inclined and chassis legs detached
During the operations of placing containers on the floor in the area of verification, while the
crane operator mobilized the full container, it pulled away the left rear twist lock, causing it to
10-04-2011
fall to the floor
28-04-2011 While performing the placement of full container for imports into the unloading area at the
port, at the moment that the operator of the crane PP4 placed the container at the floor the
container suffered a dent on the left side panel due to the pressure that received from the front
tires of the crane.

2. HAINA INTERNATIONALS TERMINALS – 2
DETAIL OF CLAIMS REPORTED DURING 2008-2011
At the time that the container was at the dispatch ramp, it was discovered that the container
28-04-2011 had a cut in the roof caused by a twist lock of a crane causing the wetting of the goods.
During operation of the vessel the crane operator was preparing to mount the container in the
mule ML-04 while placing the container on the tray made contact with it. Also when the gantry
25-05-2011 crane no.1 proceeded to release a F/ R that this had above a chassis, one of the twist lock did
not open completely and the crane lifted the container with the chassis and the mule.
While the vehicle Toyota Tacoma was being mobilized, the stabilizer bar fell off and hit a
27-05-2011 Mercedes Benz causing damages to the same.
At the moment that the container was open at the verification area it was discovered that the
30-05-2011 roof had a cut causing that 20 boxes containing backpacks and other accessories got wet.
Operations of the ship were delayed by the gantries, at the time of termination of operations in
05-2011 HIT decided to dispatch the ship even leaving some containers without unloading.
The container had a hole in the roof caused by a twist lock which caused 69 boxes got wet and
8-06-2011 damaged to the products. Ship came from El Salvador consigned to Industrias Nigua.
During the operation of loading and unloading of the ship a container resulted with a hole
29-06-2011 produced by a twist lock, causing the wetting of the merchandise.
During operation of the ship, the crane gantry No. 3 was stopped and was about to pull a
container to place it in the warehouse No. 38. Suddenly a strong wind arose, which caused the
3-07-2011 crane that mobilize itself and will impact the chimney of the ship, also suffered damage to the
boom of the crane structure and other damage.
While it was manipulated, one container made contact with another container, resulting with
4-07-2011 cuts on the right side panel, causing the wetting of the goods.
As the crane operator was preparing to move the container from one stowing to another, when
reversing and turn, the twist lock were detached themselves from the front corner, which
5-07-2011
caused the upper corner detachment from the beam where they join together and hit the floor.
While the hold of the ship was being loaded with one of its own cranes, at the time of the
container was being placed in the cells the equipment started to swing and made contact with
7-07-2011
one of the cells of the ship causing damages to the same, as well as to a platform and a cover.
At the time that HIT’s crane proceeded to release the container from the chassis number
Tca200733 carried by a truck Volvo license plate number L-256448, one of the pins on the
12-07-2011 chassis remained closed and the crane raised the equipment with the chassis, resulting in
kinking of the chassis structure.
8-07-2011 When the operator was moving a container loaded with scrap metal for export into the ship
Franklin Straint, the floor gave and the crane bent down abruptly. When its back side was raised
the twist locks fell off and the container was trapped between the tower crane and the
pavement. This shipment was canceled.

3. HAINA INTERNATIONALS TERMINALS – 3
DETAIL OF CLAIMS REPORTED DURING 2008-2011
The operator of the crane PP-13 was about to place a container in stowage destined to import
goods and did not realize that the position was occupied which provoked to make contact with
11-08-2011 the unit that was there and displace with the same to the container of Seaboard which lay other
equipment to fall to the pavement.
While the operator of the crane G14 was preparing to mobilize a full container located at a
height of two containers at the moment of lifting with such crane moved the container 61-9
9-09-2011 which was located at 3 high in the contiguous line causing it to fall on the container 62-5 located
at 1st level
When the operator of the crane proceeded to raise the platform to uncover the hold No. 7 of
11-09-2011 the ship, he caused damage to the platform
During operation of the ship Caribbean Jade, the operator of the crane was lifting the container
23-2 of the hold No. 20 and while ascending to it, the spreader made contact with the container
Tini998076-9, which protruded a little the position it was located. Upon impact Fscu906823-2
21-9-2011
unit bent down a little and jammed in the cell, undergoing kinking in the corner next to the
doors. The spreader experienced cuts and dents in the top of one end.