Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 957084 - Employee's foot run over by railcar

Accident Summary Nr: 957084 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 04/22/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111894440	05/03/1993	2079	0	California Oils Corp.

Abstract: At approximately 6:40 p.m. on or about April 22, 1993, Employee #1 was positioning wooden blocks on railway tracks #2356. A coworker was operating a Bobcat 843, serial #503734359. The coworker bumped the railroad car (gondola), #UP73141, without being instructed to do so. The car began to move, and as Employee #1 attempted to get out of the way, he slipped. The wheels of the gondola ran over his left foot, resulting in injury to of the lower portion of the foot. He was transferred to Davies Hospital in San Francisco, CA. Major factors contributing to this accident include lack of training of the coworker and nonexistent railroad car movement procedures on the part of the employer.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, RAILROAD CAR, SLIP, RUN OVER, UNTRAINED, COMMUNICATION, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111894440			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Rail vehicle operators, n.e.c.

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