Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 784926 - EMPLOYEE KILLED BY EXPLOSION WHEN WELDING ON HOPPER CAR

Accident Summary Nr: 784926 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 07/26/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104307970	07/27/1989	4011	0	Paducah & Louisville Railway, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a yard man at the Paducah & Louisville railroad was welding on a hopper car which contain calcium carbide when an explosion occurred, killing him.

Keywords: HOPPER CAR, WELDER, EXPLOSION, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104307970			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Railroad conductors and yardmasters

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