Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200220309 - Employee Dies after Falling Underneath Railroad Car Wheel

Accident Summary Nr: 200220309 -- Report ID: 0316300 -- Event Date: 08/30/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309730737	09/02/2008	4491	488320	Dominion Terminal Associates

Abstract: On August 30, 2008, Employee #1 was walking backward, while pulling a cut lever that opened the knuckle in the middle of a railroad car. Employee #1 fell underneath the railroad car's wheel and sustained unspecified, serious injuries. He died at a local hospital.

Keywords: CUTOUT SWITCH, RAILROAD CAR, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309730737			Fatality	Other	Railroad brake, signal and switch operators

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