OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14482046
RAILROAD CAR,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,CRUSHED,ELEC UTILITY WORK,RAILROAD,COAL CAR
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
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#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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