Incident date: 2024-02-03
NAICS industry code: 336510

An employee was moving 8 rail tank cars onto the main lead railroad line and was preparing to connect car 8 to the train. The employee entered the space between the train and rail car 8, facing the train, and went to manually open the knuckle on the coupling. His right hand was on the knuckle and his left hand was on the uncoupling lever. The employee's right hand was pinched between the coupling knuckles of rail cars 7 and 8, amputating the right hand at or near the wrist.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running
code_source: title: Unattached rail car
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Hand(s) and finger(s)
severity: high