Non-passenger struck by rail vehicle · Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Borealis Compounds, Inc., 176 Thomas Road, PORT MURRAY, NEW JERSEY 07865
on — Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries, affecting the Arm(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
Two employees were moving a railcar (plastic pellet hopper car) using a mobile railcar mover. One employee was the engineer in control of the railcar mover and the injured employee was a switchman. The railcar mover went forward and the hopper railcar struck the injured employee, resulting in a severe crushing injury to the employee's right arm.
An employee was working the switchboard for a train to move through the plant. He gave the all clear signal, and the train began reversing on the tracks. The employee went to get onto the train as it was moving toward him when he missed the railing and fell underneath the train. The last railcar ran over both of his legs, amputating the legs above the knees.
On April 27, 2025, employees were performing a railcar switch. When the train began to shift back, the injured employee's right arm got crushed between the knuckles of two railcars. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their forearm.
An employee was working to couple two railcars together, holding the lever with one hand and the coupler with the other hand. The locomotive then backed up and his left arm got caught in the coupler, resulting in a broken arm and a broken little finger.
An employee was uncoupling railcars while the cars were in motion and a car ran over her left lower leg, resulting in crush injuries and amputation below the knee. The employee was hospitalized.
On October 5, 2024, a crew was staging the last string of railcars to be loaded when the injured employee stepped forward and tripped on a railroad tie, causing his right foot to be on the rail. A staged railcar rolled forward and caught his foot between the wheel and the rail. The employee was hospitalized for amputations to toes.
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