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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2016031962 · 3/4/2016 · Hulcher Services, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
Source
Rail car(s)-unattached to locomotive
Secondary source
Construction, logging, and mining machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Hulcher Services, Inc.
Location
4683 Highway 190 W, PORT ALLEN, LOUISIANA, 70767
NAICS
488210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to dismount a railcar by the side ladder when the railcar began to move along the tracks. The railcar collided with a pipe layer on an A-frame, crushing the employee's right hand between the pipe layer and the ladder of the railcar. The employee was hospitalized and required hand surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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