Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 928028 - Employee killed when caught between moving railroad cars

Accident Summary Nr: 928028 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 10/05/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116440967	10/05/1995	4013	0	Fairfield Southern Company

Abstract: At 3:30 a.m. on October 5, 1995, Employee #1 was riding a railroad car used to move metal products as it approached a narrow door opening. The door had been propped open by a piece of wood. Substantial rain was falling and the wind was clocked at between 40 mph to 70 mph. The door shut just as the train backed in and Employee #1 fell between two railroad cars. He was decapitated.

Keywords: STORM, HIGH WIND, WORK RULES, RAILROAD CAR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, FALL, STRUCK BY, DECAPITATED, TRAIN, DOOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116440967			Fatality	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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