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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021021754 · 2/25/2021 · Railworks Track Systems

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
Source
Structures, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Railworks Track Systems
Location
33400 Orchard Access Rd, BOISE, IDAHO, 83716
NAICS
237990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was installing a railroad bumping post. As he loosened a nut on a bolt so the bolt could be re-seated, the bumping post collapsed and his right leg was pinned between two pieces of it. He suffered fractures to the tibia and fibula.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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