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Accident Summary Nr: 53726.015 - Employee is repairing railroad equipment and is crushed betw

Accident Summary Nr: 53726.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 09/27/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
943335.015	09/30/2013		488210	Loram Maintenance Of Way, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 p.m. on September 27, 2013, an employee was repairing a Light Rail Grinder (grinding module). The employee was replacing a grinding module shift feedback whip which transmits information to a computer about the module's cylinder position. The employee had crawled under the grinder cart and placed himself between one of the grinding modules and the cart's metal vent duct. The grinding module moved unexpectedly, crushing the employee's neck and head between the module and the duct.

Keywords: Caught Between, Crushed, Head, Lockout/Tagout, Neck, Railroad

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	943335.015	34	M	Fatality		Rail-Track Laying & Maintenance Equipment Operator)

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