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Ebenezer Railcar Services, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — WEST SENECA, NEW YORK

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Ebenezer Railcar Services, Inc. in WEST SENECA, NEW YORK
Employer Ebenezer Railcar Services, Inc. Report ID 2019088626
Address 1005 Indian Church Road City, State ZIP WEST SENECA, NEW YORK 14224
Event Date August 20, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Rail car(s)-unattached to locomotive
Industry (NAICS) 488210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.84000, -78.76000

Incident Narrative

An employee was painting three links on a railcar's hand brake chain when his right-hand fingers were caught in the chain and pulled into the brake housing. He suffered partial amputations to the index and middle fingers.

Incident Summary

On August 20, 2019, a worker at Ebenezer Railcar Services, Inc. in WEST SENECA, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with rail car(s)-unattached to locomotive identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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