(The following report appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on March 24.)
OMAHA — A 55-year-old switchman for BNSF Railway Co. lost part of a leg Wednesday while working in the company’s Omaha railyard just south of the Henry Doorly Zoo.
The injured man, a 33-year employee of BNSF whose name was not released, was taken to the Creighton University Medical Center in critical condition shortly after 1 p.m.
Steve Forsberg, general director of public affairs for BNSF, said the man lost his left leg below the knee when he was caught between two box cars “while performing routine operations.”
The incident was under investigation, Forsberg said.