Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170028245 - Employee killed when caught in hopper doors

Accident Summary Nr: 170028245 -- Report ID: 0627400 -- Event Date: 12/19/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123387276	12/19/1995	3331	0	Asarco, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were clearing a large jammed piece of slag while inside a hopper type rail car. The air line that operated the hopper doors had not been disconnected. The doors unexpectedly closed on Employee #1, crushing and killing him.

Keywords: HOPPER CAR, HOPPER DOOR, WORK RULES, RAILROAD CAR, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, AIR LINE, DOOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123387276			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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