WASHINGTON — The lack of a standardized process for how and where to be positioned when operating a hand brake was the probable cause of a serious injury to a Hulcher Services Inc. employee during a rerailing operation last year at the Port of Stockton, Calif., the National Transportation Safety Board said in a newly released report. In the March 11, 2025, incident, an assistant division management trainee moved between a rubber-tire loader and a railcar to release a hand brake. That caused the railcar to roll toward the loader, pinning the trainee between the car and loader as he attempted to reapply the handbrake. He was taken to a hospital for treatment of six fractured ribs, a collapsed lung, and fluid in his lungs. After the incident, Hulcher added a rule into its Safe Practices Handbook addressing proper procedures.