Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 88599.015 - Employee is caught between railroad cars and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 88599.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 09/14/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1177335.015	09/14/2016		486910	Stolthaven Houston, Inc.

Abstract: At 6:00 a.m. on September 14, 2016, an employee was in the process of coupling two railroad tank cars together. The employee, after directing the engineer to back up to continue the process of coupling the two tank cars, walked between the couplings and was caught by the moving coupling. The moving tank car coupling struck the employees torso and crushed him in between the two couplings. The employee died on impact.

Keywords: Caught In, Crushing, Railroad, Railroad Car, Railroad Tank Car, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1177335.015	24	M	Fatality		Rail vehicle operators, n.e.c.

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