OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14243406
U.S. STEEL DIVISION OF USX CORPORATION
FAIRLESS HILLS, PA·
Event description
Employee killed when head crushed between railroad cars
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, a remote control locomotive operator, was transporting a buggie con taining bins of limestone and scrap steel to the open hearth charging floor area of a furnace. He was uncoupling the buggie cars on the #1 turnout, which had de fective decoupling levers. Employee #1 was apparently taking the slack out of th e cars when he placed his head between them. Because of the defective lever, his head was crushed between the two major bins located at each end of the buggie c ars, and he was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 50 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 38
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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