Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116731.015 - Employee is overcome in solvent railroad car and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 116731.015 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 05/31/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1405010.015	05/31/2019		488210	Dana Railcare, A Division Of Dana Container, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:15 p.m. on May 31, 2019, an employee was scraping oil sludge towards the bottom drain of a rail tank car when coworkers noted the absence of normal working sounds. The coworkers performed an entry rescue and found the employee unresponsive due to anoxia and chemical inhalation. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Chemical Vapor, Railroad Tank Car, Unconsciousness

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1405010.015	29	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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