Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126350.015 - Employee is killed from smoke inhalation from fire

Accident Summary Nr: 126350.015 -- Report ID: 0253650 -- Event Date: 03/27/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1472601.015	03/30/2020		485111	Mta Nyct Central Park North - 110th Street Station

Abstract: At 3:15 a.m. on march 27, 2020, an employee was operating a train and pulling into a subway station. The employee was informed by his coworker that there was a fire in the subway car behind him. The employee was not able to exit because the exit was located behind the fire. The employee could only exit through the front of the train and jumping onto the track bed. Because of the heavy smoke, the employee was not able to escape. The employee was found on the track bed by firefighters after the fire was under control. The employee was killed from the smoke inhalation.

Keywords: Fire, Smoke Inhalation, Tracks, Train

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1472601.015	36	M	Fatality		Rail vehicle operators, n.e.c.

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