Incident date: 2022-04-12
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was unbolting railroad ties when one of the ties under tension kicked back and struck the employee resulting in a fractured leg that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Railroad tracks
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate