Incident date: 2016-09-06
NAICS industry code: 331221

An employee burned 90-foot long scrap rails to cut them in half and make them easier to move. One of the steel rails rolled over, hitting another rail and causing it to also roll over and crush the employee's left ankle. He required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
code_source: title: Rails-unattached metal
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate