Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14426563 - Employee killed by falling rail car side

Accident Summary Nr: 14426563 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 09/04/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1869098	09/06/1991	4789	0	Rocky Mountain Railcar, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was trying to ascertain why the side of a rail car didn't fall over after a cutting torch had been used to salvage the metal of the rail car. The employee found that a cut wasn't completed at the bottom of the car. The weight of the metal side caused it to fall over onto the employee, killing him.

Keywords: RAILROAD CAR, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CUTTING AND BURNING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1869098			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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