Incident date: 2020-08-06
NAICS industry code: 331511

While inspecting completed railroad wheels, a railroad wheel fell on an employee's legs and knocked him over. The employee suffered a compound fracture in his left ankle, broken metatarsals in his right foot, and an injury to his right ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Wheels, tire rims
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
severity: moderate