Incident date: 2020-04-28
NAICS industry code: 237990

An employee was performing maintenance on a tie jig (equipment that grabs railroad ties) which was connected to the bucket of an excavator. After performing some repairs underneath the tie jig, the employee crawled underneath the other side of the tie jig to make a final repair and was crushed by the tie jig. The employee was hospitalized with a broken sternum and broken ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, unspecified
code_source: title: Excavating machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate