Open wounds involving internal organs, major blood vessels

Name: Open wounds involving internal organs, major blood vessels at UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
Start: 2/27/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024021780 · 2/27/2024 · UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Thigh(s)
Nature of injury: Open wounds involving internal organs, major blood vessels

Cause

Event: Struck by other propelled object or substance n.e.c.
Source: Wheels, tire rims
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

Employer

Name: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
Location: 7700 Kirkpatrick Blvd, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77028
NAICS: 488210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was helping load train wheels onto a trailer. A forklift put a wheel on the trailer and pushed it. The wheel veered toward the employee. He jumped off the trailer and landed on his right side; the wheel then hit him on the left upper leg, severing his femoral artery.

Source

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