Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170355440 - Employee injured when pinned by battery locomotive

Accident Summary Nr: 170355440 -- Report ID: 0950652 -- Event Date: 06/05/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112146857	06/15/1995	1623	0	Westcon Microtunneling

Abstract: Employee #1, of Westcon Microtunneling, was operating a 1-1/2 yard Decker battery locomotive. He was pushing the locomotive into an 80 in. diameter tunnel when he placed the directional switch in the opposite direction. Realizing his mistake, he immediately disengaged the deadman switch, but mistook the directional lever for it. When he then pulled what he thought was the deadman switch, the locomotive moved. Employee #1 jumped away but became pinned between the locomotive and the conveyor. He suffered five broken ribs, a punctured lung, abrasions, and a sprained wrist.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, DEADMAN CONTROL, PINNED, CONSTRUCTION, CONVEYOR, SWITCHGEAR, TRAIN, INATTENTION, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112146857			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Mining machine operators

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