GBW Railcar Services
Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet - Fractures - HOCKLEY, Texas
| Employer | GBW Railcar Services |
| Address | 17000 Premium Drive |
| City, State ZIP | HOCKLEY, Texas 77447 |
| Report ID | 2015108128 |
| Event Date | October 30, 2015 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
| Source of Injury | Train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container |
| Industry (NAICS) | 336510 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.02000, -95.86000 |
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Incident Narrative
The injured employee was working atop a hopper car, replacing running board bolts. He was wearing a harness and lanyard, but was not secured to the car. At the same time, a second Team Member (TM) was preparing to utilize the overhead crane. Before operating the crane, this second TM reviewed the permit that was attached to the crane control showing the injured employee to be working atop said hopper car. He went to the car the employee was reported to be working on, and did not see him. He then looked at other cars the crane would be passing over, and did not identify anyone working atop those cars either. At this point, the second TM began to move the crane west (away from the employee) and secured the welding machine to be moved. Once the machine was attached and lifted off the ground, the load was moved east (toward the employee). As the crane passed over the car on which the injured employee was working, he fell approximately 16 feet to the ground fracturing both ankles and a leg.
Incident Summary
On October 30, 2015, a worker at GBW Railcar Services in HOCKLEY, Texas suffered fractures to the ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet, with train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 562 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet injuries.
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