OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221392103

AMSTED RAIL COMPANY, INC.

GRANITE CITY, IL· 2021-09-13T00:00:00

Event: Avulsion, Backing Up, Contusion, Forklift, Industrial Truck, Insufficient Supervision, Laborer, Leg, Manufacturing, Material Handling, Noise, Obstructed Rear View, PIV, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Production Line, Railroad, Railroad Car, Railroad Track, Struck By, Walking Surface
NAICS: 336510
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345534713
Employer profile: AMSTED RAIL COMPANY, INC.
Summary number: 221392103
Report ID: 0524530

Event description

Employee sustains leg avulsion when struck by PIV driven in

Investigation abstract

At 7:45 a.m. on September 13, 2021, an employee working as a laborer for a employee sustained an avulsion injury and was hospitalized. railroad rolling stock manufacturer was walking toward the 19-Track restroom. The employee was near the west end of the south pre-weld area in the small parts cleaning and finishing department when struck by a powered industrial vehicle (PIV). A coworker operating the PIV had driven forward, executed a U-turn at the end of an aisle, and lifted a stack of pallets. While backing the forklift, the coworker failed to maintain a clear view of the travel path and did not see the employee, who was facing away from the vehicle. The employee entered the PIV's path approximately three feet behind it and was struck on the left leg. The

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 40 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
889

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