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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #733816

WORK RULES,RAILROAD CAR,RAILROAD TRACK,RAILROAD,INATTENTION,CRUSHED,RUN OVER

Event
WORK RULES,RAILROAD CAR,RAILROAD TRACK,RAILROAD,INATTENTION,CRUSHED,RUN OVER
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
733816
Report ID
855610

Event description

RUN OVER BY RAILROAD HOPPER CAR

Investigation abstract

AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, EMPLOYEE #1 AND HIS HELPER WERE BORING A HOLE FOR A CITY SEWER LINE BENEATH A RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY. THEY CROSSED TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE EAST-WEST TRACK TO CHECK ON THE LEVEL OF THEIR BORING OPERATION. WHEN TH EY WERE READY TO RETURN TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE TRACK THEY FOUND EIGHT HOPPER C ARS PARKED IN THEIR WAY. EMPLOYEE #1 AND HIS HELPER DECIDED TO GO UNDER THE CARS , RATHER THAN OVER OR AROUND THEM. THEY WERE UNAWARE OF A TRAIN CREW, SWITCHING CARS, APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 MILES WEST OF THEM. THE TRAIN, AND THE CARS IT WAS PUS HING, CONTACTED THE EIGHT PARKED HOPPER CARS WHILE EMPLOYEE #1 AND HIS HELPER WE RE UNDER THEM. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS RUN OVER AND KILLED BY ONE OF THE CARS.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 51 M

    Nature of injury
    1
    Part of body
    1
    Event type
    1
    Source
    38
    Occupation code
    558
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    3
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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