Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129680.015 - Employee amputates toes when foot is pinned between trains

Accident Summary Nr: 129680.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 08/29/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1493954.015	09/22/2020		541614	Glovis America, Inc

Abstract: At 7:00 a.m. on August 29, 2020, a crew was in the process of disconnecting the locomotive from the rail cars. An employee crossed over the tracks by climbing over the knuckle, while the rail cars where still attached, and the entire system had not come to a complete stop. The train cars moved, pinning the employee. The employee suffered an amputation of all the toes on the right foot and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Climbing, Disconnecting, Flatbed Rail Car, Foot, Knuckle, Locomotive, Moving, Moving Object, Pinned, Toe

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1493954.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury		Railroad brake, signal and switch operators

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