Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200000651 - Employee killed by industrial truck in rail yard

Accident Summary Nr: 200000651 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 02/17/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302245618	02/18/1999	4011	482111	Kansas City Southern Railway Co.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302245626	02/18/1999	4731	0	In-Terminal Services Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1, of the Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCS), walked around the rear of a train after it had cleared a crossing area in the KCS yard. A coworker, of In-Terminal Services Corporation (ITS), was operating parallel to the train a large, specialized, industrial truck used to lift and move highway freight trailers on and off of railroad flatcars. Employee #1 was walking alongside the train when he was struck from behind by the right front dual tires of the industrial truck. He was crushed and killed.

Keywords: INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, RAILROAD, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, RUN OVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302245618			Fatality	Other	Railroad conductors and yardmasters
2	302245626					Occupation Not Listed

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