OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14520068

SEVERED,CLEARANCE,WORK RULES,STRUCK AGAINST,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,FALL,ARM,RUN OVER,RAILROAD,LEG

1986-11-11T00:00:00

Event: SEVERED,CLEARANCE,WORK RULES,STRUCK AGAINST,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,FALL,ARM,RUN OVER,RAILROAD,LEG
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14520068
Report ID: 625700

Event description

Employee killed when run over by railroad car

Investigation abstract

At approximately 10:45 a.m. on November 11, 1986, Employee #1 was riding on the rear side ladder of the middle car of a string of three railroad cars when he st ruck a stationary tank car on the adjacent track. He was knocked from the ladder and fell underneath the wheels of the following car. Employee #1 had both legs and an arm severed, and died in the hospital. The clearance between the string o f cars being pulled and the stationary tank car was 15 inches.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 51 M

Nature of injury
7

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
38

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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