Olin Corporation
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK
| Employer | Olin Corporation | Report ID | 2015030120 |
| Address | 2400 Buffalo Ave | City, State ZIP | NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK 14302 |
| Event Date | March 12, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Body Part | Multiple trunk locations |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 325181 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.08000, -79.03000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a rail mover to move three railcars. An employee on the ground was assisting him, and the two were communicating via radio. The employee on the ground became trapped between two of the railcars. He was taken to the hospital (Erie County Medical Center) with a non-displaced sacral fracture and torn cartilage in his pelvic area.
Incident Summary
On March 12, 2015, a worker at Olin Corporation in NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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