Incident date: 2024-10-05
NAICS industry code: 493130

On October 5, 2024, a crew was staging the last string of railcars to be loaded when the injured employee stepped forward and tripped on a railroad tie, causing his right foot to be on the rail. A staged railcar rolled forward and caught his foot between the wheel and the rail. The employee was hospitalized for amputations to toes.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Non-passenger struck by rail vehicle
code_source: title: Freight train
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Toes(s), toenail(s)
severity: high