Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201858925 - Employee Is Struck and Killed by Train

Accident Summary Nr: 201858925 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 04/05/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309215952	04/07/2006	9111	921110	City Of Earlington

Abstract: On April 5, 2006, Employee #1 was supervising an inmate work team trimming weeds along the edges of railroad tracks. One of the inmates weed eater had stopped working, and Employee #1 went over to help him get it restarted. Once he got the weed eater running again, he handed it back to the inmate and then began walking towards the railroad tracks. He looked behind himself before starting to walk across the tracks. As he approached the other side of tracks, he was struck by a locomotive and was killed.

Keywords: STRUCK BY, TRAIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309215952			Fatality	Other	Laborers, except construction

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