Very sad to hear this news.
This rant is not necessarily reflective of this tragedy, but just my general thoughts over the past several years.
I work daily in the yard in ENE and must wear the saftey vest.
Upon a death in the 'yard' a couple years back ( I believe in the midwest), all employees must be "yard certified" and wear the yellow vest.
This accident really hits home; I grew up about 10 miles from Bridgewater and work in ENE for the past 7 years.
Also, many customers that come for SDWC's don't understand that it's unsafe to walk around the yard and wonder why they need to stay within the walkway. They'll walk around, drive in, RUn in....it's no wonder there aren't more accidents....
A sad day indeed. Although most incidents like this are caused in backing (a no-no for everyone of course...) please fellow UPS'ers, drive carefully and remember that when you go flying in at 30mph ( I see a few every day, usually aggrevated rightly so and just trying to get in and out qiuickly).. there could be a very tragic situation just feet ahead of you.