STERLING, ILLINOIS·
Menk USA, LLC
Struck by other falling object n.e.c. · Severe wounds or internal injuries and soft tissue injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Menk USA, LLC, 2207 Enterprise drive, STERLING, ILLINOIS 61081 on , Severe wounds or internal injuries and soft tissue injuries, affecting the trunk and other upper extremities.
Final narrative
An employee was removing product (a transformer radiator weighing approximately 2,640 pounds) from the paint room utilizing an overhead drop-crane system. The employee inspected the product in the drop section and started to lower the load. The product fell out of the rigging and hit the ground. It then tipped, pinning the employee against a desk. The employee was hospitalized with collapsed lungs, a dislocated sternum, a head injury requiring staples, and fractures to their ribs and wrists/lower arms.
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