Crane Accident At Japan’s Imabari Shipbuilding Injures 7 Workers

Crane Accident At Japan’s Imabari Shipbuilding Injures 7 Workers

Three of the workers suffered serious fractures in their arms and hips, while the remaining four had less severe injuries.

Seven injured in crane accident at Imabari Shipbuilding

Seven workers were injured, three seriously, in a crane accident on Saturday at Imabari Shipbuilding, Japan’s largest shipyard group, located in Ehime Prefecture. The incident occurred shortly after 11:00 local time on July 12, when a ship block detached from a crane and plummeted to the ground inside the yard’s operational zone. According to local …