Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201611795 - Employee Suffers Lower Leg Amputation

Accident Summary Nr: 201611795 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 04/11/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303351878	04/13/2000	2421	0	Hampton Lumber Mills Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was in the process of setting the brake on a railcar after he had pushed the railcar with a forklift on the rail spur. Employee #1 had intended to move the railcar to a predetermined location on the spur so he could load it with lumber. As the railcar moved slowly on the tracks, Employee #1 jumped up on the coupler handle extension so that he could access the railcar brake wheel located on the front of the railcar. Employee #1 slipped off the coupler handle extension and fell in front of the railcar. Employee #1 was pulled under the front end of the railcar and dragged a short distance until it came to a stop. Employee #1 suffered serious abrasions and lacerations on his right leg and the amputation of his lower left leg. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, BRAKE, RAILROAD CAR, SLIP, DRAGGED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LACERATION, ABRASION, STRUCK BY, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303351878			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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