Incident date: 2021-02-25
NAICS industry code: 237990

An employee was installing a railroad bumping post. As he loosened a nut on a bolt so the bolt could be re-seated, the bumping post collapsed and his right leg was pinned between two pieces of it. He suffered fractures to the tibia and fibula.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
code_source: title: Structures, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate