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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2017087539 · 8/8/2017 · East Coast Repair and Fabrication

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Source
Cranes, unspecified

Employer

Name
East Coast Repair and Fabrication
Location
3400 Shipwright Street, PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 23703
NAICS
336611
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was stabilizing a tug boat that was being lifted by a crane. When the crane operator lifted the tug boat, it shifted and struck the employee. He was caught between the tug and the crane's concrete base, crushing his right leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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