Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170236475 - Employee's leg amputated when he is struck by loader

Accident Summary Nr: 170236475 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 12/06/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115336018	12/06/1994	2611	0	Boise Cascade Corp Dba Container Div

Abstract: Employee #1 was on a railroad track loading railroad ties into the bucket of a 544 loader. A train came around the corner and struck the loader, pushing it down the track approximately 50 ft. Employee #1 was found beneath the bucket. His left leg was amputated above the knee and he suffered internal and other injuries. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, LOADER BUCKET, WORK RULES, COLLISION, LOADER, RAILROAD TRACK, STRUCK BY, RUN OVER, TRAIN, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115336018			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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