GREENBRIAR RAIL SERVICES
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — CLEBURNE, TEXAS
| Employer | GREENBRIAR RAIL SERVICES | Report ID | 2023010972 |
| Address | 101 PARK STREET | City, State ZIP | CLEBURNE, TEXAS 76031 |
| Event Date | January 31, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Source of Injury | Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 488210 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.35000, -97.38000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a pry bar to remove a coupler attached to a carrier plate from the end of a railcar. The coupler and the carrier plate fell, catching his left hand against a gear table. He suffered three broken bones and a laceration to the hand.
Incident Summary
On January 31, 2023, a worker at GREENBRIAR RAIL SERVICES in CLEBURNE, TEXAS suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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