Amputations

Name: Amputations at Greenbrier Companies, Inc.
Start: 6/15/2020

1 amputation · 2020065562 · 6/15/2020 · Greenbrier Companies, 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: Rail vehicle collision, unspecified
Source: Rail vehicle, unspecified
Secondary source: Vehicle, unspecified

Employer

Name: Greenbrier Companies, Inc.
Location: 7755 Highway 34 East, MARMADUKE, ARKANSAS, 72443
NAICS: 336510
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working the hand brake to stop a railcar. The hand brake jammed causing the railcar to bump into a shop truck that was on the same line. The employee's right hand got caught between the railcar and the shop truck, causing the amputation of the index finger, middle finger, and thumb.

Source

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