Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170177794 - Employee's knee caught between two locomotive couplers

Accident Summary Nr: 170177794 -- Report ID: 0950652 -- Event Date: 12/12/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112150180	12/13/1993	1622	0	Shea-Kiewit-Kenny, Jv

Abstract: While waiting for one locomotive to pass by another in a double track area, Employee #1 noticed a derailed segment rail car being pulled by the moving train. In an attempt to avoid being hit by the derailed car, Employee #1 ran toward a space between two parked locomotives. The segment car hit one of the parked locomotives, moving it toward the other. Employee #1's knee was caught between the couplers of two locomotives. The parked locomotives were spaced about two feet apart and were not coupled.

Keywords: KNEE, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LOCOMOTIVE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112150180			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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