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Fractures and soft tissue injuries

1 hospitalization · 2024010985 · 1/31/2024 · Optimus Steel, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Arm(s) unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures and soft tissue injuries

Cause

Event
Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running
Source
Unattached rail car
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Optimus Steel, LLC
Location
100 Old Hwy 90 West, VIDOR, TEXAS, 77662
NAICS
331110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees were connecting railcars in preparation for later use. One of the employees was standing in-between two sets of railcars. The employee was trying to straighten out the coupler on one of the cars that was attached to the engine so that it could connect to the string of stationary railcars. A second set of railcars (approximately 10) rolled forward and struck/pinned the employee's arm between the two couplers. The second set of railcars that rolled forward did not have a chock installed under the wheel. The employee suffered fractures, severe bruising to the arm, and compartment syndrome, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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