Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200600229 - Employee killed when dragged by train locomotive

Accident Summary Nr: 200600229 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 03/09/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300435070	03/09/1998	1623	0	Red Simpson,Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was part of a crew running a rope across some railroad tracks to be attached to a fiber optic cable. The rope he was holding was wrapped around him in such a manner that when a train came down the tracks and caught the rope, he was unable to get free. Employee #1 was dragged by the train and was killed.

Keywords: ROPE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, DRAGGED, ENTANGLED, TRAIN, RAILROAD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000		20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300435070			Fatality	Amputation	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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