Fractures

Name: Fractures at TrinityRail Maintenance Services, Inc. Plant 4025
Start: 9/27/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023098922 · 9/27/2023 · TrinityRail Maintenance Services, Inc. Plant 4025

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Thigh(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Metal chips, particles
Secondary source: Hand grinders-powered

Employer

Name: TrinityRail Maintenance Services, Inc. Plant 4025
Location: 2850 Peden Rd., FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76179
NAICS: 488210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On September 27, 2023, an employee was grinding the underside of a railcar using a handheld grinder. The grinding disc split in half and struck the employee on the right leg, just above the knee. The employee sustained a 3-inch laceration and a fracture.

Source

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