EBENEZER RAILCAR SERVICES INC.
Struck, caught, or crushed in collapsing structure, equipment, or material, n.e.c. — Fractures and other injuries, unspecified — BUFFALO, New York
| Employer | EBENEZER RAILCAR SERVICES INC. |
| Address | 1005 INDIAN CHURCH ROAD |
| City, State ZIP | BUFFALO, New York 14224 |
| Report ID | 2023032192 |
| Event Date | March 9, 2023 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and other injuries, unspecified |
| Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck, caught, or crushed in collapsing structure, equipment, or material, n.e.c. |
| Source of Injury | Rail car(s)-unattached to locomotive |
| Industry (NAICS) | 488210 |
| Inspection # | 1655506 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.85341, -78.76632 |
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Incident Narrative
Employees were removing fasteners from an aluminum side sheet of a railcar coal gondola. The side of the rail car collapsed onto the employees' lower extremities, resulting in fractured legs and pelvis and a head injury. Two employees were hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On March 9, 2023, a worker at EBENEZER RAILCAR SERVICES INC. in BUFFALO, New York suffered fractures and other injuries, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck, caught, or crushed in collapsing structure, equipment, or material, n.e.c., with rail car(s)-unattached to locomotive identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 8 severe injury reports involving "Struck, caught, or crushed in collapsing structure, equipment, or material, n.e.c." incidents in our database. Browse all Struck, caught, or crushed in collapsing structure, equipment, or material, n.e.c. injuries.
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