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Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

1 hospitalization · 2015030120 · 3/12/2015 · Olin Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury
Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified

Employer

Name
Olin Corporation
Location
2400 Buffalo Ave, NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK, 14302
NAICS
325181
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a rail mover to move three railcars. An employee on the ground was assisting him, and the two were communicating via radio. The employee on the ground became trapped between two of the railcars. He was taken to the hospital (Erie County Medical Center) with a non-displaced sacral fracture and torn cartilage in his pelvic area.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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