OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1000058
RAILROAD CAR,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,STRUCK BY,DOOR
Event description
EMPLOYEE STRUCK AND KILLED WHEN FREIGHT CAR DOOR FELL
Investigation abstract
An employee was killed when he attempted to use a cable attached to a forklift t o pull open a heavy railroad freight car door. The door pulled out of the "U" sh aped channel guide at top of the opening and the door fell, striking and killing the employee
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 57 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 38
- Occupation code
- 873
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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