Railserve, Inc.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. — Amputations — WICHITA, KANSAS
| Employer | Railserve, Inc. | Report ID | 2019032749 |
| Address | 1401 N. Mosley | City, State ZIP | WICHITA, KANSAS 67214 |
| Event Date | March 15, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Rails-unattached metal |
| Secondary Source | Jacks | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 488210 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.70000, -97.32000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was part of a crew conducting maintenance on a rail siding. The jack holding the rail fell, and the tip of the employee's left middle finger was caught between a tie plate and the underside of the rail. The fingertip was amputated.
Incident Summary
On March 15, 2019, a worker at Railserve, Inc. in WICHITA, KANSAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c., with rails-unattached metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 103 severe injury reports involving "Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c." incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. injuries.
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