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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14482046

RAILROAD CAR,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,CRUSHED,ELEC UTILITY WORK,RAILROAD,COAL CAR

Event
RAILROAD CAR,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,CRUSHED,ELEC UTILITY WORK,RAILROAD,COAL CAR
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14482046
Report ID
316400

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BY RAILROAD CAR

Investigation abstract

AN ELECTRIC UTILITY EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING ON THE SIDE OF A COAL CAR BEING PUSHED B Y A LOCOMOTIVE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS UNABLE TO DISMOUNT FORM THE COAL CAR AND WAS CR USHED BETWEEN THE RAILROAD CAR AND THE COAL DUMPER STRUCTURE.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 33 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    2
    Source
    38
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    10
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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