Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14504955 - Employee killed when struck by train

Accident Summary Nr: 14504955 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 12/07/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100880442	12/07/1987	3316	0	Armco Steel, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was involved in a remote-controlled operation to switch railroad cars in a steel plant yard. He was operating a train consisting of two gondola cars that were being pushed by a diesel locomotive. Employee #1 stopped the train, apparently changed the switch, and then began to walk up track #1, expecting the train to move along track #2. He was walking along the middle of the track when he was struck and killed by the train. It appears that Employee #1 misjudged the position of the switch.

Keywords: REMOTE CONTROL, RAILROAD CAR, STRUCK BY, TRAIN, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100880442			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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