Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170805444 - Employee injured when struck by rail coupling

Accident Summary Nr: 170805444 -- Report ID: 1054118 -- Event Date: 04/29/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302678503	05/04/1999	3334	0	Northwest Aluminum Company

Abstract: At approximately 6:30 a.m. on April 29, 1999, Employee #1, of Northwest Aluminum, was standing on the front platform, coupling a Brockville locomotive to a railroad car. As the couplers came together they were misaligned, resulting in a bypass knuckle condition The couplers struck Employee #1, who sustained fractures to his left arm and ribs. He was transported by ambulance to the Mid-Columbia Medical Center, where he underwent surgery.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, RAILROAD CAR, LOCOMOTIVE, RIB, STRUCK BY, ARM, TRAIN, RAILROAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302678503			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Railroad brake, signal and switch operators

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