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Accident Summary Nr: 133761.015 - Employee amputates right leg and partially amputates left fo

Accident Summary Nr: 133761.015 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 02/22/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1517590.015	02/24/2021		423930	Yaffe Iron & Metal Co., Inc

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on February 22, 2021, an employee was directing movement of rail cars from one location to another. A rail car started to roll uncontrolled down the track. The employee was attempting to stop the uncontrolled railcar by getting onto the front end of the railcar to activate the handbrake but was struck by the railcar. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputated right leg and a partial amputation of the left foot.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Flatbed Rail Car, Foot, Leg, Partial Amputation, Railroad Track, Roll, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1517590.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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