Incident date: 2015-01-04
NAICS industry code: 325311

An employee was exposed to an amputation hazard while coupling rail cars. He used his foot to align the couplers. His foot slipped and got caught between the two couplers. His toe was smashed when the cars connected.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Toes(s), toenail(s)
severity: high