Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 173923.015 - Employee dies from multiple injuries when struck by train

Accident Summary Nr: 173923.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 01/29/2025
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1801618.015	01/31/2025		221310	Iowa American Water

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on January 29, 2025, Employee#1 who worked as an operating engineer for a water supply business and were having a conversation in a facility yard near railroad tracks. Employee #1 was standing and a coworker had pulled up in a gator on the roadway which passes through the water plant. When they finished their conversation, Employee #1 turned and walked in the direction of a train. The coworker heard the train and the horn and yelled at Employee #1 to warn him but he did not respond. Employee #1 was struck by the train and died from multiple injuries.

Keywords: Ankle, Arm, Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Communication, Engineer, Foot, Head, Leg, Noise, Railroad, Railroad Car, Railroad Track, Struck By, Tracks, Train, Water

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1801618.015	31	M	Fatality		Operating engineers

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