Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201271384 - Switchman killed when crushed between rail cars

Accident Summary Nr: 201271384 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 10/11/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304711344	10/11/2001	3321	0	United States Pipe And Foundry Company, Llc

Abstract: On October 11, 2001, Employee #1, a switchman with U.S. Pipe and Foundry, Inc., was riding a rail car on a train traveling on a main line. The rail cars on the adjacent shaving track were drifting in the same direction at a junction that did not provide sufficient clearance. Employee #1 was pinned when the rail car he was riding came into contact with the rail cars on the shaving track, and he was fatally crushed.

Keywords: PINNED, RAILROAD CAR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, RAILROAD TRACK, RAILROAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304711344			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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