WOOD RIVER, Ill. — A worker was killed and another was injured after a crane overturned and crashed to the ground at an oil refinery in Wood River, Illinois, Tuesday.
Phillips 66 spokeswoman Melissa Erker said the crane overturned at the company's Wood River Refinery at around 10:45 Tuesday morning. She said one contract employee was killed and another was injured.
The injured employee was taken to an area hospital for treatment. The spokeswoman did not say how serious the worker's injuries were.
Madison County Coroner Stephen P. Nonn identified the killed worker as 47-year-old Chad Crabtree of Owensboro, Kentucky. Nonn said he was a project manager for Sterett Crane & Rigging, a subcontractor at the refinery.
According to a press release from Nonn's office, a mechanical malfunction occurred and caused the crane to overturn.
Erker said the refinery emergency response team was "working to stabilize the impacts" of the crane and trying to figure out what caused it to fall.
She said the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is also at the refinery investigating. Nonn said the Roxana Police Department is also investigating.
"The safety of our people, the community and the environment are of utmost importance to our company," she said in the statement. "These priorities will guide our efforts as we investigate the cause of the incident."