Inspection Detail

Inspection: 116440967 - Fairfield Southern Company

Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham Area Office

Inspection Nr: 116440967

Report ID: 0418300

Date Opened: 10/05/1995

Site Address:
Fairfield Southern Company
5700 Valley Road
Fairfield, AL 35064

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 579, Fairfield, AL 35064

Union Status: Union

SIC:4013

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/05/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/05/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360791727

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 928028

Event: 10/05/1995

Employee killed when caught between moving railroad cars

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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116440967			Fatality	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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