OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #708552

BURN,FRACTURE,RAILROAD CAR,PELVIS,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,STOMACH,CUTTING AND BURNING,LEG

1985-08-30T00:00:00

Event: BURN,FRACTURE,RAILROAD CAR,PELVIS,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,STOMACH,CUTTING AND BURNING,LEG
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 708552
Report ID: 854910

Event description

FRACTURE AND BURNS RESULTING FROM CUTTING ACCIDENT

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING UP RAILROAD CARS. HE CUT OFF 1/2 OF AN END (AN OBJECT AP PROXIMATELY 4 FEET BY 8 FEET, WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 300 POUNDS). THE CUT OFF EN D FELL ON HIM, TRAPPING HIM BETWEEN THE END THAT WAS LEFT AND THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. HE SUFFERED A FRACTURED PELVIS AND BURNS TO HIS STOMACH AND LEGS FROM HIS C UTTING TORCH. THE BURNS AMOUNTED TO 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS OVER ABOUT 20% OF H IS BODY.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 37 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
4

Event type
2

Source
22

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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