Lafarge Holcim
Derailment — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — WHITE, Georgia
| Employer | Lafarge Holcim |
| Address | 2961 US 411 |
| City, State ZIP | WHITE, Georgia 30184 |
| Report ID | 2019043622 |
| Event Date | April 8, 2019 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury |
| Body Part | Knee(s) |
| Event Type | Derailment |
| Source of Injury | Rail vehicle, n.e.c |
| Industry (NAICS) | 482112 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.27075, -84.75114 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was using a railcar mover to move a damaged rail car to be unloaded. The rail car did not have functioning brakes at the time. As the employee backed the rail car down the track, it started to go down an incline. The employee lost control and the rail car and railcar mover flipped on its side. He was dislodged from his seat and his knee struck an object inside the railcar mover.
Incident Summary
On April 8, 2019, a worker at Lafarge Holcim in WHITE, Georgia suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the knee(s). The incident was classified as derailment, with rail vehicle, n.e.c identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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