Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202004883 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Railroad Car

Accident Summary Nr: 202004883 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 12/27/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310714076	12/27/2006	5093	423930	Multiserv

Abstract: At approximately 3:30 a.m. on December 27, 2006, Employee #1, an in-house railroad brakeman, was working outside, in the dark, under rainy conditions. The lead in-house railroad car, the "bucket car", was part of a string of nine cars being pushed down the track by a locomotive. This type of railroad car is a flat car with two large steel "buckets" mounted to it. At both ends of this type of car there is a small amount of space where employees can climb up and stand. Employees can use the cars' cutting levers to act as a step to get up onto the car then hold onto the top of the bucket. The bucket cars are not provided with grab irons (hand holds) and stirrups (steps). Employee #1 was struck and run over by the bucket car, killing him. The accident was unwitnessed.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, RAILROAD CAR, SAFETY BAR, STRUCK BY, RUN OVER, POOR VISIBILITY, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310714076			Fatality	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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