Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Track Builders, Inc., 215 South Front Street, STEELTON, PENNSYLVANIA 17113
on , Fractures, affecting the ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
Employees were using a backhoe to remove a section of railroad rail when the rail broke loose and swung, striking an employee in the leg. The employee received fractures to the femur and ankle. It was estimated that the rail was 18 feet long and the employee was 15 to 16 feet from the backhoe.
HospitalizedAnkle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.Railroad tracks