Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170605455 - Employee injures knee on front end loader bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 170605455 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 04/22/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119968451	05/05/1993	3341	0	Tst Inc Dba Timco Standard Tandem

Abstract: At approximately 10:15 a.m. on April 22, 1993, Employee #1 and a coworker were repositioning a railroad boxcar by towing it with a John Deere front end loader. The loader stopped along the tracks and the boxcar coasted forward with Employee #1 riding on the step above the car coupler. As the car rolled, the employee's left knee contacted the bucket of the front end loader. He was hospitalized for his injury.

Keywords: KNEE, FRONT END LOADER, LOADER BUCKET, RAILROAD CAR, CAUGHT BY, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, BOXCAR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119968451			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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