Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1005289

72ND ST 1RT STATION NYC TA

Event
REPAIR, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, TRAIN, INATTENTION
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#102149499
Employer profile
72ND ST 1RT STATION NYC TA
Summary number
1005289
Report ID
253650

Event description

Employee killed when struck by subway train

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a stone mason, was working with a group to repair the IRT northboun d express tracks in New York City. He was struck and killed instantly by a south bound express train traveling on the track adjacent to the one under repair.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 48 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    38
    Occupation code
    563
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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