Amputations

Name: Amputations at Railserve, Inc.
Start: 3/15/2019

1 amputation · 2019032749 · 3/15/2019 · Railserve, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c.
Source: Rails-unattached metal
Secondary source: Jacks

Employer

Name: Railserve, Inc.
Location: 1401 N. Mosley, WICHITA, KANSAS, 67214
NAICS: 488210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was part of a crew conducting maintenance on a rail siding. The jack holding the rail fell, and the tip of the employee's left middle finger was caught between a tie plate and the underside of the rail. The fingertip was amputated.

Source

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