Officer’s leg amputated after crane accident: Report

Kommandor Orca by Tugspotter

Using emergency controls in standard crane manoeuvres was partly what led to an accident in which a second officer’s leg was crushed, ultimately requiring amputation.

“His leg became caught in the crane’s rack and pinion traversing mechanism when he moved the crane aft for a lifting operation,” the report says. “A helicopter transferred the second officer to hospital, where his leg required amputation below the knee.”

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