Railserve, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — CINCINNATI, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Railserve, Inc. in CINCINNATI, OHIO
Employer Railserve, Inc. Report ID 2015042039
Address 5495 June St. City, State ZIP CINCINNATI, OHIO 45217
Event Date April 15, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Engine parts and accessories, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Engine, engine block, motor-vehicle
Industry (NAICS) 488210 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 39.17000, -84.49000

Incident Narrative

An employee was lifting a power assembly out of a locomotive when the assembly slipped. He reached for it, and his left hand got caught between the assembly and the locomotive engine. The top of his left pinky finger was amputated.

Incident Summary

On April 15, 2015, a worker at Railserve, Inc. in CINCINNATI, OHIO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with engine parts and accessories, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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