KINGS BAY, GEORGIA—
U.S. Department of the Navy
Fall or jump from water vehicle · Multiple types of open wounds
Final narrative
An employee was rigging and guiding loads during crane operations. The crane lifted a 212-pound generator and tipped over with the boom crushing a nearby structure. Two employees on top of the structure jumped clear of the falling crane boom. A stanchion pole impaled the injured employee's upper thigh and they sustained lacerations to the thigh and buttocks. The second employee did not require medical treatment.
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