Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170081202 - Employee dies when caught between rail car & shop side door

Accident Summary Nr: 170081202 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 03/16/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123464067	03/21/1995	4789	0	Zwolle Rail Car Co.

Abstract: Employee(s) were attempting to switch rail cars inside a repair shop. The coupling was ineffective because the hand brake had not been set on the second rail car. Employee #1 jumped on the rail car to set the hand brake. When he realized his effort had failed and the rail car was about to go through the shop doors, he jumped off behind an open side door. The rail car ran into the shop door and knocked it against the employee. Employee #1 was caught between the door and the shop building and died.

Keywords: BUILDING, HAND BRAKE, UNSECURED, RAILROAD CAR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, UNMANNED, DOOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123464067			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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