Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202064226 - Employee Dies After Being Crushed by Railcar

Accident Summary Nr: 202064226 -- Report ID: 0420100 -- Event Date: 03/28/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106962020	03/29/2004	4911	221112	Tennessee Valley Authority

Abstract: Three electric utility employees were working at a dumping station in a coal yard. One of the workers, a remote operator, was responsible for regulating the speed of railcars and placement of railcars into a position for unloading. The remote operator entered a prohibited area within the coal yard and was struck by a boxcar. The boxcar pushed him into a steel column that supported the dumping station, killing him.

Keywords: WORK RULES, RAILROAD CAR, COAL, BOXCAR, STRUCK BY, RAILROAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106962020			Fatality	Other	Rail vehicle operators, n.e.c.

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