OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14527477

RAILROAD CAR,CRUSHED,BOXCAR,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,DOOR

1987-05-21T00:00:00

Event: RAILROAD CAR,CRUSHED,BOXCAR,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,DOOR
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14527477
Report ID: 419400

Event description

EMPLOYEE STRUCK AND KILLED BY FALLING BOXCAR DOOR

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WALKING ON THE GROUND BESIDE RAILROAD BOXCAR, TRYING TO CLOSE TH E BOXCAR DOOR. HE WAS USING A HORIZONTAL CHAIN HOIST (COME ALONG) AND CHAIN. THE DOOR WAS 10 FEET WIDE, 10 FEET, 4 INCHES HIGH AND WEIGHED 600 - 700 POUNDS. THE DOOR'S TOP RAIL WAS BROKEN, ALLOWING THE DOOR PULLEYS TO ROLL OFF THE RAIL AS T HE DOOR WAS BEING CLOSED. THE UNSECURED DOOR FELL OVER ONTO EMPLOYEE #1, KILLING HIM. THE EMPLOYEE WAS NOT STANDING IN A SAFE LOCATION FROM WHICH TO OPERATE THE CHAIN HOIST.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 59 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
38

Occupation code
999

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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