Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14464556 - EMPLOYEE CAUGHT BETWEEN RAILROAD COAL CARS

Accident Summary Nr: 14464556 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 01/22/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2761096	01/23/1985	3315	0	Inland Steel Company

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30 PM (CST) ON JANUARY 22, 1985, EMPLOYEE #1, AN OPERATOR HELPER EMPLOYED BY THE INLAND STEEL COMPANY, 3210 WATLING STREET, EAST CHICAGO, INDIANA 46312, INCURRED FATAL INJURIES WHEN HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO COAL CARS. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED AT THE CAR DUMPING FACILITY, NUMBER 2 COKE PLANT OF PLANT NUMBER TWO. EMPLOYEE #1 INCURRED FRACTURES OF THE LOWER SPINE AND PELVIS, AS WELL AS LACERATIONS OF THE KIDNEYS, BLADDER AND INTESTINES. HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE HOSPITAL.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SPINE, RAILROAD CAR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LACERATION, PELVIS, BLADDER, KIDNEY, COAL CAR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2761096			Fatality	Concussion	Rail vehicle operators, n.e.c.

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