Incident date: 2021-04-18
NAICS industry code: 713110

On April 18, 2021, a maintenance employee was pushing a rail track switch lever to move the track so that an amusement park train could continue on its way. The switch was blocked, and when he gave it a harder push, his hands slipped off it. The lever hit his lower abdomen and ruptured part of his small intestine. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Amusement park rail vehicle
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate