Incident date: 2024-07-22
NAICS industry code: 482112

An employee was ascending a hopper car. As he neared the top of the car, he grabbed the hand hold on a running board. The running board shifted, causing the employee to fall to the concrete shop floor. He sustained a fractured left hand and dislocated fingers.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Unattached rail car
code_nature: title: Fractures and soft tissue injuries
code_body: title: Hand(s) and finger(s)
severity: moderate