SAINT ALBANS, WEST VIRGINIA—
Hulcher Services, Inc.
Struck by object or equipment, unspecified · Cuts, lacerations
Final narrative
On June 27, 2018, at approximately 11:00 p.m., an employee was injured while winching a derailed coal car. During this procedure a piece of metal came off the car and struck the employee in the stomach and upper right arm. The employee was hospitalized for a severe laceration to the upper right arm.
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