Amputations

Name: Amputations at Railserve, Inc.
Start: 5/31/2017

1 amputation · 2017054922 · 5/31/2017 · Railserve, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Railroad tracks

Employer

Name: Railserve, Inc.
Location: 6400 s. Archer Avenue, BEDFORD PARK, ILLINOIS, 60501
NAICS: 482112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to fix a switch point that was gaping. His hand was between the switch point and the stock rail when the train moved away and the switch point snapped shut, catching and amputated his index and middle fingers.

Source

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