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.