TMS International LLC
Pedestrian struck by rail vehicle-transportation incident — Fractures — GIRARD, Ohio
| Employer | TMS International LLC |
| Address | 952 South State Street |
| City, State ZIP | GIRARD, Ohio 44420 |
| Report ID | 2022032685 |
| Event Date | March 25, 2022 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Hip(s) |
| Event Type | Pedestrian struck by rail vehicle-transportation incident |
| Source of Injury | Train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 331210 |
| Inspection # | 1588046 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.14385, -80.69747 |
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Incident Narrative
On March 25, 2022, an employee had just detached a string of empty rail cars away from some loaded cars. The string of detached cars was being taken ahead, and the employee began pulling the knuckle of a rail car into the open position. The string of detached cars then momentarily came back, and the employee was pinched between two cars. The employee suffered a broken right hip and was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On March 25, 2022, a worker at TMS International LLC in GIRARD, Ohio suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as pedestrian struck by rail vehicle-transportation incident, with train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 19 severe injury reports involving "Pedestrian struck by rail vehicle-transportation incident" incidents in our database. Browse all Pedestrian struck by rail vehicle-transportation incident injuries.
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