Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122980.015 - Employee amputates foot under wheel while trying to stop box

Accident Summary Nr: 122980.015 -- Report ID: 0625500 -- Event Date: 07/21/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1416905.015	07/22/2019		482111	Kinney County Rail Port

Abstract: At 5:00 a.m. on July 21, 2019, an employee was trying to stop a boxcar without using the brake stick when the employee was run over by the railroad car wheel. The employee amputated his left foot and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Boxcar, Brake, Caught By, Equipment Operator, Foot, Hand Tool, Leg, Maintenance, Push Stick, Rail Yard, Railroad, Railroad Car, Run Over, Wheel

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1416905.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Rail-Track Laying & Maintenance Equipment Operator)

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