OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14512875

CHOCK,UNSECURED,RAILROAD CAR,STEEP GRADE,LOCOMOTIVE,STRUCK BY,RUN OVER

1986-01-06T00:00:00

Event: CHOCK,UNSECURED,RAILROAD CAR,STEEP GRADE,LOCOMOTIVE,STRUCK BY,RUN OVER
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14512875
Report ID: 521100

Event description

EMPLOYEE STRUCK AND KILLED BY RAILROAD LOCOMOTIVE

Investigation abstract

AFTER PARKING TWO FULL HOPPER-TYPE RAILROAD CARS ON A 2 1/2% GRADE, EMPLOYEE #1 AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TIGHTENED THE HAND BRAKES AND CHOCKED THE WHEELS. ABOUT 1/2 HOUR LATER, WHILE THE TWO EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING ICE AND SNOW FROM A SWITCH ON THE SAME TRACK, THE TWO PARKED CARS ROLLED DOWN THE TRACK AND STRUCK A SWITCHMA STER ENGINE. THE ENGINE, IN TURN, STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 AND DRAGGED HIM 85 FEET DOW N THE TRACK, AT WHICH POINT THE ENGINE BECAME DERAILED. THE EMPLOYEE WAS KILLED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 39 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
38

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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