Incident date: 2024-04-26
NAICS industry code: 336510

On April 26, an employee was replacing bearings on the door of a ballast railcar when the door fell. The door shaft struck his lower right leg just below the knee, causing a fracture of the tibia. The employee required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Gates, hatches  vehicle and machine cargo
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate