Collision between rail and roadway vehicles · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at DBI Services, Crossing 145499H, MCKEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA 15131
on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was sitting in a vehicle and was ready to set rail on a railroad crossing when a train struck the vehicle with the employee inside. The employee suffered fractured ribs.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersHighway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
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