OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14481956
MODJESKI & MASTERS
BLUESTONE, WV—
Event description
STRUCK BY TRAIN
Investigation abstract
ON 05/10/84 AT ABOUT 5PM EMPLOYEE #1, WORKING AS A CONSULTING ENGINEER ON A RAIL BANK BELOW PIER #3. ROAD BRIDGE REPAR PROJECT, WAS WARNED ALONG WITH ALL OTHER WORKERS ON SITE THAT AT TRAIN WAS APPROACHING THE BRIDGE, AND TO STAY CLEAR OF THE TRACK. AFTER THE W ARNING, EMPLOYEE #1 PROCEEDED ONTO THE TRACK CHECKING ON WORK BEING PERFORMED BE NEATH THE BRIDGE ON PIER #2. THE BRIDGE IS 16' ABOVE WATER LEVEL UNDER THE BRIDG E, WITH THE PIER 6' BELOW THE BRIDGE, OR 12' ABOVE THE RIVER. EMPLOYEE #1 DID NO T HEED SEVERAL SUBSEQUENT WARNINGS TO VACATE THE TRACK AREA. AS THE ONCOMING TRA IN APPROACHED THE BRIDGE, EMPLOYEE #1 ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB FROM THE BRIDGE DOWN ON TO PIER #3, AND IN THE PROCESS WAS STRUCK BY THE TRAIN AND KNOCKED TO THE RIVER
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 45 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 38
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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