# Crushing injuries at East Coast Repair and Fabrication
> OSHA SIR `2017087539` · 8/8/2017 · PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **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.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*