Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 822965 - CONSTRUCTION WORKER INJURED WHEN BACKHOE STRUCK BY RAIL CAR

Accident Summary Nr: 822965 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 01/26/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104412705	01/27/1988	1623	0	Be&K Communications, Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A BACKHOE ALONG THE CSX RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR THE B. E. & K COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, INC. UNAWARE OF EMPLOYEE #1'S ACTIVITY, A BURRO CRANE CAME AROUND THE CORNER AND STRUCK THE BACKHOE. AN X-ORDER WAS IN EFFECT ON THE LINE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, MEANING THAT FROM MILE POST 9.5 TO MILE POST 11 NO TRAINS COULD PASS WITHOUT A FLAGMAN'S PERMISSION. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO JUMP FROM THE BACKHOE WHEN THE CRANE HIT IT. HE WAS DRAGGED APPROXIMATELY 65 FEET, BUT SUFFERED ONLY BRUISES AND LACERATIONS.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, DRAGGED, LACERATION, RAILROAD TRACK, STRUCK BY, BACKHOE, RAILROAD, CONTUSION, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104412705			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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