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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2019010170 · 1/7/2019 · Amsted Rail Inc. - Groveport Facility

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Upper and lower limb(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Source
Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Wheels, tire rims

Employer

Name
Amsted Rail Inc. - Groveport Facility
Location
3900 Bixby Road, GROVEPORT, OHIO, 43125
NAICS
331511
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee dropped a bit behind a railroad wheel that was leaning against another wheel. The employee was pulling the wheel to its vertical position to retrieve the bit when the wheel fell backwards onto the employee's right lower leg, fracturing it. The employee also fell and attempted to break the fall, resulting in a fracture to the right wrist.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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