Fractures

Name: Fractures at Railworks Track Systems, Inc.
Start: 5/24/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016054569 · 5/24/2016 · Railworks Track Systems, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot (feet), unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Rails-unattached metal
Secondary source: Railroad tracks

Employer

Name: Railworks Track Systems, Inc.
Location: Missouri River Bridge, CHAMBERLAIN, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57325
NAICS: 237990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing the last bolt from the joint bar that holds the rail line in place when the rail abruptly shifted, hitting the employee and fracturing his left foot. He was hospitalized overnight.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown