Incident date: 2019-01-29
NAICS industry code: 332312

On January 29, 2019, three employees were connecting rail cars using a forklift. While connecting the cars, the injured employee noticed the coupler was closed and reached in to open it. His right hand was crushed between the two couplers resulting in surgical amputation of the index, middle and ring fingers.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
code_source: title: Rail car(s)-unattached to locomotive
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high