Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14485239

PAT DANDREA INC.

Event
WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, RAILROAD TRACK, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#100650852
Employer profile
PAT DANDREA INC.
Summary number
14485239
Report ID
213600

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN FLYING PIECE OF TRAIN TRACK STRUCK HIM

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A BACKHOE TO PULL A RAILROAD TRACK FREE OF ITS TIES AND SP IKES. THE TRACK WAS BEING PULLED UPWARDS AND TOWARD THE BACKHOE WHEN IT SUDDENLY SNAPPED. THE PIECE OF BROKEN TRACK WHIPPED AROUND AND STRUCK THE BACKHOE AND EM PLOYEE #1. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 74 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    16
    Event type
    1
    Source
    38
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    5
    Task assigned
    1

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