OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14527782
HOPPER CAR,WORK RULES,RAILROAD CAR,FLOWING MATERIAL,BURIED
Event description
ONE EMPLOYEE KILLED, ONE INJURED WHEN PULLED INTO HOPPER CAR
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE STANDING ATOP LIMESTONE ROCK IN A RAIL HOPPER CAR AS IT WAS BEING UNLOADED. THEY WERE CAUGHT AND PULLED INTO THE HOPPER CAR BY THE LIME STONE ROCK. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED WHILE EMPLOYEE #2 WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 38
- Occupation code
- 889
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 38
- Occupation code
- 889
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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