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Amputations

1 amputation · 20170712291 · 7/31/2017 · Railroad Engineering Services, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Rail-mounted construction, cleaning, maintenance machine

Employer

Name
Railroad Engineering Services, LLC
Location
Mile post 76.2, SCIO, OHIO, 43988
NAICS
482112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On 7/31/2017, an employee was trying to repair a spiker machine. The employee was working under the machine and could not reach a broken screw. Another employee got in the machine and made an adjustment to the anvil so that the other employee could reach the screw. After the adjustment was made, the employee accidentally pumped the controls for the anvil again, causing it to cycle and pin the other employee's right hand to the track. The anvil then hammered approximately 3 to 5 times, crushing the employee's right index finger and requiring surgical amputation. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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