Family demands answers after New Jersey dock worker killed by equipment

NEWARK (WABC) -- A grieving family is demanding answers over the death of a 49-year old New Jersey dock worker, killed Friday when she was hit by a piece of equipment that moves shipping containers.

Judy Jones' three daughters are in agony, mourning the death of their mother, while lost in a maze of questions about her death.

"We want answers but we don't have any answers. That's the disturbing thing," said her brother, Wayne Jones. "It's just hard to get through this moment for all of us."

The Newark grandmother was working at APM Terminal Friday afternoon, a job she had held for 18 years.

"My daughter knew all the safety features because I taught her myself when she started to work there as a longshoreman," her father said. "I can't imagine how she wound up in this predicament with this machine."

"We just don't understand how this accident happened, she knew the safety precautions. She just knew the job," Wayne Jones said.

An APM Terminal spokesperson issued a statement which reads in part, ""We immediately notified Emergency Responders including the Port Authority Police and OSHA - and then closed our terminal. The accident is under investigation. We take safety very seriously - and are cooperating with authorities in the investigation. Our thoughts are with her family at this time and we have pledged our support."

Port Authority police have not charged anyone with a crime, saying the circumstances surrounding Jones' death are being investigated.

"I didn't get to see her or say my last goodbyes to her, which is more disturbing to me," said Wayne Jones.