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I.H. Schlezinger, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — COLUMBUS, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at I.H. Schlezinger, Inc. in COLUMBUS, OHIO
Employer I.H. Schlezinger, Inc. Report ID 2021020879
Address 1041 Joyce Ave City, State ZIP COLUMBUS, OHIO 43219
Event Date February 1, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Rail car(s)-unattached to locomotive
Industry (NAICS) 423930 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.98000, -82.96000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving railroad cars with a bulldozer so the operator could finish loading them. The employee got off the bulldozer to adjust railcar couplers. One of the railcars moved and the employee was pinched between railcar couplers. The employee sustained a fracture to the left pelvic area and torn ligaments in the left leg and left hip.

Incident Summary

On February 1, 2021, a worker at I.H. Schlezinger, Inc. in COLUMBUS, OHIO suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. 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 hospitalized.

Context

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