Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200420099 - Employee killed when terminal tractor strikes wire rope

Accident Summary Nr: 200420099 -- Report ID: 0420300 -- Event Date: 03/06/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300318052	03/10/2000	4491	0	Csx Intermodal, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a terminal tractor when it struck a wire rope cable stretched between two intermodal container toploaders. At the time, a mobile truck crane and one toploader were being used to pull the front wheels of another toploader out of a hole. The wire rope sling attached to the backs of both toploaders was approximately 70 to 75 in. above ground level. Employee #1 was attempting to pass between the two pieces of equipment and did not see the wire rope sling. The tractor's cab was severed from the vehicle when it struck the wire cable. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: LONGSHORING, SEVERED, WIRE ROPE, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, STRUCK AGAINST, STUCK VEHICLE, TRACTOR, MOTOR VEHICLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300318052			Fatality	Other	Longshore equipment operators

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