Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 97950.015 - Employee's leg is crushed when caught between suspended load

Accident Summary Nr: 97950.015 -- Report ID: 0316300 -- Event Date: 08/08/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1253135.015	08/08/2017		336611	East Coast Repair And Fabrication

Abstract: At approximately 3:30 p.m. on August 8, 2017, an employee was using body weight and hands to reposition a suspended load from a crane (tugboat). The load had previously been set on wood logs and needed to be repositioned. The crane operator was signaled to raise the load by a coworker. When the load was lifted, it shifted and struck the employee causing him to be caught-between the load and the concrete base of the fixed crane. The employees right leg was crushed and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputation, Crane, Crushing, Digger/Derrick, Hoist, Leg, Shipyard, Struck By, Suspended Load

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1253135.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinists

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