ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS·
Martin Automatic, Inc.
Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Martin Automatic, Inc., 1661 Northrock Ct., ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 61103 on , Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was unloading a bundle of steel angle iron from a parked trailer in the shop delivery area using an overhead bridge crane. He was using the crane's hand pendant controller to control the crane's operation to lift the bundle of steel off the flatbed trailer and to lower it next to the trailer. At some point during the lowering operation, the wrong button was pushed on the pendant controller and the load swung and struck him in the chest while he was standing between the trailer and the swinging load. He suffered a punctured lung and broken rib(s).
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