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Inspection: 115043176 - Chicago And North Western Railway Company

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

 

Inspection Nr: 115043176
Report ID: 0751910
Date Opened: 08/12/1991

Site Address:
Chicago And North Western Railway Company
2744 E. Market
Des Moines, IA 50317

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:4011

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/14/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/14/1991

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360201354

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 829150
Event: 01/24/1991
Railroad switchman dies after being struck by paper roll

A truck carrying large rolls of paper was hit by a train as it drove across the tracks. The impact knocked the rolls off the truck. One of the rolls struck Employee #1, the railroad switchman, causing multiple fractures. He died of a blood clot three weeks later.

Keywords: BLOOD CLOT, FRACTURE, PAPER ROLL, COLLISION, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, TRAIN

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 115043176 Fatality Fracture Railroad brake, signal and switch operators
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