Incident date: 2015-01-19
NAICS industry code: 237990

Employees were using a backhoe to remove a section of railroad rail when the rail broke loose and swung, striking an employee in the leg.  The employee received fractures to the femur and ankle.  It was estimated that the rail was 18 feet long and the employee was 15 to 16 feet from the backhoe.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Railroad tracks
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate