Fractures

Name: Fractures at Herzog Railroad Services, Inc.
Start: 4/26/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024043672 · 4/26/2024 · Herzog Railroad Services, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
Source: Gates, hatches vehicle and machine cargo
Secondary source: Unattached rail car

Employer

Name: Herzog Railroad Services, Inc.
Location: 6003 SE Easton Road, SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI, 64507
NAICS: 336510
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On April 26, an employee was replacing bearings on the door of a ballast railcar when the door fell. The door shaft struck his lower right leg just below the knee, causing a fracture of the tibia. The employee required surgery.

Source

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