Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14390033 - Employee killed when struck by falling boxcar door

Accident Summary Nr: 14390033 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 07/27/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102280732	07/28/1992	3341	0	Schuylkill Metals Corp.

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on July 27, 1992, Employee #1 was opening a railroad boxcar door. The boxcar was parked on a railroad spur on company property. As Employee #1 and two coworkers pushed on the door, no one noticed that part of the roller guide track, at the top of the boxcar door, was missing. As Employee #1 continued to open the door, it rolled out of its guide and fell, pinning Employee #1 against a concrete slab. Employee #1 was killed, suffering an internal fracture to the chest and a severed aorta.

Keywords: CHEST, HEART, FRACTURE, INADEQUATE MAINT, PINNED, BOXCAR, STRUCK BY, GUIDE, FALLING OBJECT, DOOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102280732			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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