Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14535702

ED WALTON

Event
LOADING, RAILROAD CAR, FALL, HOPPER
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#100929280
Employer profile
ED WALTON
Summary number
14535702
Report ID
830300

Event description

Employee dies after fall from railroad hopper car

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was standing on top of a covered railroad hopper car while loading g rain. He accidentally fell backward off the car to the frozen ground and was kil led.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 33 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    5
    Source
    38
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    20
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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