OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14386783
MOTOR - RAIL DELIVERY, INC.
CHICAGO, IL·
Event description
Employee killed when head crushed against railroad car
Investigation abstract
At approximately 3:00 p.m. on June 21, 1987, Employee #1 had started to unload t railers from a railroad flatcar using a travel lift. At about 3:30 p.m., the onl y other employee working in the yard noticed that the travel lift had not moved for some time and went to investigate. The coworker found one trailer unloaded a nd the travel lift at the eighth rail car. Employee #1's head had become caught between the side of the rail car and the travel lift operator's car, killing him .
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 53 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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