Amputations

Name: Amputations at RAILWORKS TRACK SERVICES, INC.
Start: 12/8/2016

1 amputation · 20161211441 · 12/8/2016 · RAILWORKS TRACK SERVICES, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source: Rails-unattached metal

Employer

Name: RAILWORKS TRACK SERVICES, INC.
Location: 548 State Road, WESTPORT, MASSACHUSETTS, 02790
NAICS: 482112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was putting plates on a tie under a rail when the tamper head fell off the rail, causing the rail to fall on and amputate the employee's fingertip.

Source

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