BAYTOWN, TEXAS·
Katoen Natie Gulf Coast Inc.
Pedestrian struck by rail vehicle-transportation incident · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Katoen Natie Gulf Coast Inc., 1919 FM 565 Rd, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77523 on , Amputations, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
At about 8:40 p.m., two employees (a groundsman and a switchman) were working in a rail yard, setting rail cars to be released from the site. The groundsman was watching the switchman connect an end-of-train device on the string of rail cars. While he was on the adjacent track, a locomotive on that track moved forward and struck him, knocking him over, injuring his right foot, and amputating his left leg above the knee.
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