DUNCAN, OKLAHOMA—
Rightway Manufacturing Solutions LLC
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Rightway Manufacturing Solutions LLC, 5615 US Highway 81, DUNCAN, OKLAHOMA 73533 on — Fractures, affecting the upper and lower limb(s).
Final narrative
An employee was using a crane to lift a part from a pallet. The anchors came loose and fell from the concrete and the crane fell on top of the employee. They sustained a laceration to the head as well as arm and leg fractures.
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