Real Life Accident: Electrician Crushed To Death By Travelling Gantry Crane

Real Life Accident: Electrician Crushed To Death By Travelling Gantry Crane

Routine ’travelling manoeuvres’ of the vessel’s gantry crane by a ship’s officer were being undertaken at port. The assistant electrician, probably standing near the top of the hatch access ladder, was caught and fatally crushed between the hatch lifting hook and the guide beam of the moving gantry crane. Read more about the unfortunate accident inside the article.