OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14535702

LOADING,RAILROAD CAR,FALL,HOPPER

1989-01-26T00:00:00

Event: LOADING,RAILROAD CAR,FALL,HOPPER
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
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 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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