Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100313.015 - Employee falls off of railroad car ladder and suffers injuri

Accident Summary Nr: 100313.015 -- Report ID: 0830400 -- Event Date: 10/27/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1273927.015	10/30/2017		336510	Midwest Railcar Repair, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:45 a.m. on October 27, 2017, an employee was installing running boards on the top of a railcar and disconnected his fall protection to climb down the train car to turn on the air source. The employee pulled on one of the running boards on top of the car and fell off the ladder while climbing back up. The employee suffered head and facial injuries and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Face, Fall, Head, Laceration, Ladder, PPE, Railroad Car

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1273927.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Rail-Track Laying & Maintenance Equipment Operator)

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