OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #640169
SHOULDER,WORK RULES,RAILROAD CAR,FALL,FLOOR OPENING,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Event description
EMPLOYEE FELL THROUGH LOADING PLATFORM WALKWAY
Investigation abstract
A LOADING PLATFORM EQUIPPED WITH A HINGED GANGWAY (FOR ACCESS TO THE TOPS OF RAI LROAD CARS) WAS STRUCK BY A PASSING RAILCAR. THE RESULTING VIBRATION CAUSED A 3 FOOT BY 3 FOOT PIECE OF GRATING TO FALL OUT OF THE GANGWAY. THE GRATING STRUCK E MPLOYEE #2 IN THE SHOULDER. HE LEFT TO SEE THE NURSE WHILE EMPLOYEE #1 REMAINED ON THE JOB, WORKING ALONE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FULLY AWARE THAT THE GRATING HAD FALL EN AND STRUCK HIS CO-WORKER, HOWEVER HE CONTINUED TO USE THE LOADING PLATFORM WI TH THE MISSING GRATE TO LOAD RESIN. AS HE WALKED ON THE PLATFORM, HE FELL THROUG H THE OPENING, 14 FEET TO HIS DEATH. HE HAD JUST TAKEN SAMPLES OF RESIN FROM THE RAILCAR AND WALKED FROM THE RAILCAR ONTO THE PLATFORM BY WAY OF THE GANGWAY.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 41 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 41 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 21
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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