Incident date: 2019-06-07
NAICS industry code: 493130

An employee was walking alongside two rail cars. When they were disconnected, the rear car began to move. The employee was moving to set its hand brake when the wheel ran over his right leg. The leg was medically amputated below the knee.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
code_source: title: Rail car(s)-unattached to locomotive
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: high