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Inspection: 103991014 - Union Tank Car Company

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

 

Inspection Nr: 103991014
Report ID: 0551800
Date Opened: 08/04/1988

Site Address:
Union Tank Car Company
151st & R. R. Avenue
East Chicago, IN 46312

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3743

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/25/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/18/1988

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360469522
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 2 2 4
Current Violations 2 2 4
Initial Penalty $1,620 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,620
Current Penalty $1,620 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,620
FTA Penalty $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Violation Items
# Citation ID Citaton Type Standard Cited Issuance Date Abatement Due Date Current Penalty Initial Penalty FTA Penalty Contest Latest Event Note
1. 01001 Serious 19100023 C01 10/07/1988 10/25/1988 $900 $900 $0 P - Petition to Mod Abatement  
2. 01002A Serious 19100025 D01 X 09/06/1988 09/12/1988 $720 $720 $0 -  
3. 01002B Serious 19100025 D02 I 09/06/1988 09/12/1988 $0 $0 $0 -  
4. 01002C Serious 19100025 D02XIX 09/06/1988 09/12/1988 $0 $0 $0 -  
5. 02001 Other 19100252 B04 IXC 09/29/1988 10/25/1988 $0 $0 $0 P - Petition to Mod Abatement  
6. 02002 Other 19100025 D01 X 09/29/1988 09/12/1988 $0 $0 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 996736
Event: 08/03/1988
Employee killed in fall from railroad tank car

At approximately 11:15 p.m. on August 3, 1988, Employee #1 was completing a weld on the sill section, which was part of the coupler assembly, of railroad tank car #AE6560-26. The car was positioned in a north/south longitude direction in area #364 at the northwest end of the building. Several witnesses said that Employee #1 was standing on the upper sill section while stepping across the bolster section, which is located between the sills. The sill section measures approximately 12 in. wide by 7 ft long by 3/8 in. thick with an approximately 3 in. high lip on the open side. Employee #1 lost his footing or balance and fell approximately 9 ft backward, striking his head against the smooth concrete floor. Employee #1 was treated and taken to St. Catherine's Hospital, East Chicago, IN, with a fractured skull and hemorrhaging of the brain. He was pronounced dead at 12:10 p.m. on August 4, 1988. The cause of death was cerebellar tonsillar herniation. The probable cause of the accident was a fall from an elevated work surface.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, HEMORRHAGE, RAILROAD TANK CAR, STRUCK AGAINST, SKULL, FALL, LOST BALANCE, CONCRETE

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 103991014 Fatality Concussion Welders and cutters
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