105,313Records 71,083Employers 85,290Hospitalizations 27,770Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-10-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

MARRERO, LOUISIANA—

Delta Terminals Services LLC

Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. · Dislocation of joints

Final narrative

The injured employee was using a rope to pull a 3-inch hose to the top of a railcar manway so the railcar could be loaded. He was positioned within the handrail/fall protection system on top of the railcar. Another employee was positioned at ground level and was manually lifting/guiding the hose as it was pulled by the injured employee. The injured employee swung his left arm toward the rope to grab it and his left ring finger struck against the railcar's metal handrail/fall protection. The employee was hospitalized for a dislocated finger.

Hospitalized Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. Train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified

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AURORA, OHIO—

McMaster-Carr Supply Company

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MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA—

Army & Air Force Exchange Services

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MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA—

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WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA—

National Council On Aging

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PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA—

Waste Management Inc. of Florida

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