The Anderson Rail Group dba The Andersons Rail Shop
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — DANVILLE, ILLINOIS
| Employer | The Anderson Rail Group dba The Andersons Rail Shop | Report ID | 2020042979 |
| Address | 2313 Cannon St. | City, State ZIP | DANVILLE, ILLINOIS 61832 |
| Event Date | April 1, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Body Part | Multiple trunk locations |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Drums, pulleys, sheaves |
| Industry (NAICS) | 336510 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.13000, -87.58000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On April 1, 2020, an employee was operating a car haul to move a railcar to the next position on a repair truck. As the railcar approached the car haul the employee shut off the air to the car haul's chugger motor. He then stepped in front of the car haul to remove the car haul's hook from the railcars. As he moved to the front of the car haul, he stepped into a cable loop that had formed on the ground. At this point, the railcar was moving past the employee and car haul position, causing the cable loop on the ground to begin tightening as slack was now being picked up. The cable caught the employee around his hip, pulling and pinching him against the car haul frame. He was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis and perforated bladder.
Incident Summary
On April 1, 2020, a worker at The Anderson Rail Group dba The Andersons Rail Shop in DANVILLE, ILLINOIS suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with drums, pulleys, sheaves identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
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