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Railroad worker seriously injured in Boone

Published 03:10 p.m., Tuesday, May 24, 2011

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) A Union Pacific railroad worker has had his arm amputated after he was struck by a passing train in Boone.

KCCI-TV is reporting that the accident happened early Monday in the Union Pacific rail yard in Boone.

Union Pacific spokesman Mark Davis says the employee was getting off a locomotive when he was hit by a passing train. The employee was taken by helicopter to a Des Moines hospital where his arm was amputated.

The employee's name has not been released.



Read more: http://www.timesunion.com/default/article/Railroad-worker-seriously-injured-in-Boone-1393696.php#ixzz1OB99ksP3



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