Inter-Rail Transport of Kansas City, LLC
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
| Employer | Inter-Rail Transport of Kansas City, LLC | Report ID | 20231211606 |
| Address | 301 S. 51st St. | City, State ZIP | KANSAS CITY, KANSAS 66106 |
| Event Date | December 23, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Body Part | Multiple trunk locations |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Ramps, loading docks, dock plates | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 488210 | Inspection # | 1723720 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.09000, -94.69000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee had just driven a vehicle into a rail car and was going to start a new deck. He was moving a bridge plate fixture that enables them to drive from one rail car to another when the weight of the plate pulled him off the deck. He fell and struck his head on the ground. He also struck the piece that secures cars together and sustained a wound to a cheek, two back fractures, ruptures to the kidney and spleen, internal bleeding, and severe bruising to the right arm and side.
Incident Summary
On December 23, 2023, a worker at Inter-Rail Transport of Kansas City, LLC in KANSAS CITY, KANSAS suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple trunk locations. 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.
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