Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14243406 - Employee killed when head crushed between railroad cars

Accident Summary Nr: 14243406 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 08/25/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18252957	08/26/1988	3312	0	U.S. Steel Division Of Usx Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1, a remote control locomotive operator, was transporting a buggie containing bins of limestone and scrap steel to the open hearth charging floor area of a furnace. He was uncoupling the buggie cars on the #1 turnout, which had defective decoupling levers. Employee #1 was apparently taking the slack out of the cars when he placed his head between them. Because of the defective lever, his head was crushed between the two major bins located at each end of the buggie cars, and he was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, CONTROL LEVER, RAILROAD CAR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, MECH MALFUNCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18252957			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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