OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221718794

PROGRESS RAIL MANUFACTURING CORP

MUNCIE, IN— 2024-11-14T00:00:00

Event: Distracted, Electrical Cabinet, Ladder, Locomotive, Stepladder, Unknown, Welder, Welding, Work Surface
NAICS: 488210
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347881609
Employer profile: PROGRESS RAIL MANUFACTURING CORP
Summary number: 221718794
Report ID: 0551800

Event description

Employee dies after collapsing following welding on cabinet

Investigation abstract

At 9:37 a.m. on November 14, 2024, an employee working as a welder for a rail transportation services company was welding on a locomotive electrical cabinet. After the employee appeared to have completed the weld, he laid aside the two-step ladder he was using before collapsing. The employee died, but the cause of death and if there was an injury or illness associated with his death has not yet been determined.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 50 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
783

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