Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170122030 - Employee dies when run over by rail car wheels

Accident Summary Nr: 170122030 -- Report ID: 0454714 -- Event Date: 05/15/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111063236	05/16/1991	3334	0	Alcoa Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was the switchman for a railway switching yard. A rail car, which was to be directed onto a secondary track, was inadvertently switched onto the main track and separated from the train. To stop the free rolling rail car, Employee #1 apparently attempted to climb the back ladder to reach the mechanical brake wheel, but lost his footing and fell under the moving wheels of the rail car. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: LADDER, RAILROAD CAR, FALL, UNMANNED, LOST BALANCE, RUN OVER, RAILROAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111063236			Fatality	Amputation	Railroad brake, signal and switch operators

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