R & C Welding Fab Trucking and Crane Service, Inc.
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — SCOTTSBLUFF, NEBRASKA
| Employer | R & C Welding Fab Trucking and Crane Service, Inc. | Report ID | 2021119424 |
| Address | 1420 Seventh Avenue | City, State ZIP | SCOTTSBLUFF, NEBRASKA 69361 |
| Event Date | November 1, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 332312 | Inspection # | 1562843 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.86000, -103.65000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was signaling to a forklift operator on a flat car unloading steel beams. The load shifted on the car and the employee fell off the car, resulting in neck vertebrae fractures.
Incident Summary
On November 1, 2021, a worker at R & C Welding Fab Trucking and Crane Service, Inc. in SCOTTSBLUFF, NEBRASKA suffered fractures to the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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