OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14371611

EJECTED,CRUSHED,FALL,STRUCK BY,MOTOR VEHICLE

1986-09-30T11:50:00

Event: EJECTED,CRUSHED,FALL,STRUCK BY,MOTOR VEHICLE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14371611
Report ID: 522000

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY VEHICLE CAB FRAME

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1, A RAILROAD CARMAN, WAS OPERATING A THREE WHEELED, FRONT WHEEL STEER ING PERSONNEL/MATERIAL CARRIER ON AN ASPHALT ROAD (SLIGHT UPGRADE) AT THE SWITCH ING TERMINAL YARD. IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 11:50 PM ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1986. THE RIGH T FRONT FRAMEWORK CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE ROAD SURFACE, CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO BE THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE. THE UPPER PORTION OF THE CAB FRAME CRUSHED THE EM PLOYEE AGAINST THE ROAD SURFACE, KILLING HIM.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 36 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
20

Event type
2

Source
30

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
2

Task assigned
1

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