# Bruises, contusions at Real Alloy Recycling, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021064731` · 6/10/2021 · CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s) and leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Manlifts
- **Secondary source:** Forging machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Real Alloy Recycling, Inc.
- **Location:** 400 E Lincoln Hwy., CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, 60411
- **NAICS:** 331314
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was in a manlift, troubleshooting the pilot for the main burner on a furnace. The furnace door was opened and contacted the manlift basket. The employee fell about 8 feet and suffered contusions to his left thigh, knee, and shin area.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*