Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201955101 - Employee's Arm Is Amputated When Run over by Railcar Wheel

Accident Summary Nr: 201955101 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 06/12/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311165112	06/13/2007	3312	331111	Ak Steel Corporation

Abstract: On June 12, 2007, Employee #1, the operator of a remote controlled in-plant locomotive, was in the lead car of a string of 12 cars, when it may have lost its signal, and lurched forward. He lost his grip and was unable to hold on. He fell off in front of the train, and his right arm went across one of the rails. The first wheel of the rail car ran over his arm, amputating it. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: WHEEL, AMPUTATED, RAILROAD CAR, FALL, ARM, LOST BALANCE, RUN OVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311165112			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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