Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 1001171 - Employee's leg amputated when struck by train
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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101934180 | 12/04/1986 | 1611 | 0 | Secondary Road Department - Clay County |
Abstract: Employee #1 was driving a Caterpillar front end loader south on a paved surface near C. F. Industries, three miles west of Spencer. As he crossed the railroad tracks, he apparently did not see the first of two engines on a ten-car train. The lead engine, equipped with a snowplow, struck the side of the front end loader, amputating Employee #1's left leg just below the knee. According to the Sheriff's office, witnesses reported that the train's engineer had blown the horn to warn Employee #1 of its approach.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 101934180 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Occupation not reported |