Incident date: 2023-04-08
NAICS industry code: 336510

An employee was operating a crane on the railroad tracks to pick up sticks of rail to place in a gondola hopper. As the employee was transferring sticks of rail into the hopper, the sticks struck a power pole and then struck the employee. The employee sustained a lacerated liver, crushed kidney, three broken ribs and three broken fingers.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Cranes-rail-mounted
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate