TRANSCO RAILWAY PRODUCTS INC.
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified - Fractures - MILES CITY, Montana
| Employer | TRANSCO RAILWAY PRODUCTS INC. |
| Address | 901 N. LAKE |
| City, State ZIP | MILES CITY, Montana 59301 |
| Report ID | 2015031605 |
| Event Date | March 31, 2015 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified |
| Source of Injury | Valves, nozzles |
| Industry (NAICS) | 488210 |
| GPS Coordinates | 46.39000, -105.83000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was installing a 3"-diameter syphon pipe with a small valve on a tank car. The employee inserted the pipe into the tank car. The gasket moved, so he lifted it up by hand. While it was in the air under his power, he lost his grip and smashed his palm between the valve and a stud, breaking bones.
Incident Summary
On March 31, 2015, a worker at TRANSCO RAILWAY PRODUCTS INC. in MILES CITY, Montana suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with valves, nozzles identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,049 severe injury reports involving "Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified injuries.
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