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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14527717

INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY

Event
WORK RULES, RAILROAD CAR, CRUSHED
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#101632222
Employer profile
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
Summary number
14527717
Report ID
419400

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN HE WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN RAIL CARS

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WAS PERFORMING HIS REGULARLY ASSIGNED DUTIES, WAS ATTEMTING TO CONNECT TWO WOOD CARRYING RAIL CARS. SOMEHOW, HE WAS CAUGHT AND CRUSHED TO DEATH BETWEEN THE CAR CONNECTORS.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 34 M

    Nature of injury
    18
    Part of body
    1
    Event type
    2
    Source
    38
    Occupation code
    889
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    1
    Task assigned
    1

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