OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14485239

WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,RAILROAD TRACK,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT

1988-07-14T00:00:00

Event: WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,RAILROAD TRACK,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
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 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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