Linde Corporation
Fall to lower level, unspecified — Cuts, lacerations — CARBONDALE, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Linde Corporation | Report ID | 2015010140 |
| Address | 120 Enterprise Road | City, State ZIP | CARBONDALE, PENNSYLVANIA 18407 |
| Event Date | January 6, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations | Body Part | Nonclassifiable |
| Event Type | Fall to lower level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237120 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.58000, -75.49000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was injured when the brakes on a seven-car string of loaded boxcars let loose. The cars rolled into a four-car string of empty boxcars. The impact knocked an employee off the four-car string and he fell on the ground. The employee was hospitalized for lacerations.
Incident Summary
On January 6, 2015, a worker at Linde Corporation in CARBONDALE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered cuts, lacerations to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as fall to lower level, unspecified, with train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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