Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200450336 - Employee killed when struck by empty railroad car

Accident Summary Nr: 200450336 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 12/20/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300330685	12/20/1997	4491	0	Tri-State Maritime Services, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a longshoreman, had just finished helping his supervisor reposition a railroad hopper car. An empty rail car had been set in motion when it was bumped by another empty car, which had been released from a grain dumping area. The bumped rail car struck Employee #1, killing him.

Keywords: LONGSHORING, WORK RULES, RAILROAD CAR, STRUCK AGAINST, STRUCK BY, RAILROAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300330685			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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