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Greenbrier Rail Services

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — CORSICANA, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Greenbrier Rail Services in CORSICANA, TEXAS
Employer Greenbrier Rail Services Report ID 2022087545
Address 3601 State Highway 31 West City, State ZIP CORSICANA, TEXAS 75109
Event Date August 24, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Wheels, tire rims
Secondary Source Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 488210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.07000, -96.50000

Incident Narrative

An employee noticed that a four-high stack of new wheels were not stacked straight on a conveyor line. The employee grabbed the second wheel from the bottom and began to rotate the wheels to straighten the stack. As he began turning them, the conveyor began feeding forward and the wheels fell, pinching his left hand between the wheels. His index, middle, and ring fingers were broken.

Incident Summary

On August 24, 2022, a worker at Greenbrier Rail Services in CORSICANA, TEXAS suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with wheels, tire rims identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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