Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200925329 - Employee Dies after Being Struck by Subway Train

Accident Summary Nr: 200925329 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 09/10/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313731119	09/11/2009	4111	485111	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Abstract: At approximately 10:40 a.m. on September 10, 2009, Employee #1 was working in a subway tunnel for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. A train passed by the location where Employee #1 was standing. Coworkers reported that they heard a noise and then the train stopped. When the coworkers found Employee #1, it was apparent that he had been struck by the train and suffered trauma to his head and one leg. He was hospitalized at MedStar for treatment until his death on September 14, 2009.

Keywords: HEAD, TUNNEL, STRUCK BY, TRAIN, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313731119			Fatality	Other	Communications equipment operators, n.e.c.

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