Incident date: 2022-10-02
NAICS industry code: 482111

An employee was using a cutting torch to separate a railcar coupler/knuckle. The railcar coupler broke free and struck the employee, resulting in a broken femur.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate