OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14328538

LONGSHORING,RAILROAD CAR,CRUSHED,MECH MAT HANDLING,CONTAINERIZED CARGO

1985-04-16T00:00:00

Event: LONGSHORING,RAILROAD CAR,CRUSHED,MECH MAT HANDLING,CONTAINERIZED CARGO
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14328538
Report ID: 316110

Event description

CRUSHED BETWEEN TWO SHIP CONTAINERS

Investigation abstract

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING AT A MARINE TERMINAL, LOADING CONTANERS ON A RAILROAD CAR (TRAILER ON FLAT CAR - TOFC). THERE ARE TWO CONTANERS (NORMALLY ON A CHASSI S) ON EACH RAILROAD CAR. THE CONTAINER CHASSIS IS SECURED TO A 5TH WHEEL ON THE RAILROAD CAR. THE FRONT CONTAINER HAD BEEN LOADED. (THE REAR CONTAINER IS NORMAL LY LOADED FIRST, HOWEVER THE CONTAINERS DID NOT SHOW UP IN THE PROPER SEQUENCE.) WHILE THE EMPLOYEES WERE ALIGNING THE REAR CONTAINER ON THE 5TH WHEEL, THE CONT AINER MOVED FORWARD, CRUSHING EMPLOYEE #1 AGAINST THE FRONT CONTAINER. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS IN A CROUCHED POSITION AND SO WAS NOT STRUCK BY THE MOVING REAR CO NTAINER.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 46 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
13

Event type
2

Source
38

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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