ALTON, ILLINOIS·
D&R Machine Company
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Multiple nonspecified injuries and disorders
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at D&R Machine Company, 4131 Alby St, ALTON, ILLINOIS 62002 on , Multiple nonspecified injuries and disorders, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee had just finished moving a part with an overhead bridge crane and was beginning to move the crane out of the work area. He removed the hooks and chains from the part and began to lift the crane out and away from work area. As the hoist chain was moving upward, the chain hook caught the edge of the part. As the employee tried to keep it from falling over, it fell on his leg and pinned him to the ground. He suffered pain and swelling and was hospitalized.
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