Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125252452 - Santaro Industries, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Winston-Salem

Inspection Nr: 125252452

Report ID: 0453720

Date Opened: 11/18/1997

Site Address:
Santaro Industries, Inc
425 Richard Road
Lexington, NC 27292

Mailing Address:
6755 Manlius Center Road, East Syacuse, NY 13057

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1794

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/01/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/26/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362711152

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200070308

Event: 11/15/1997

Employee killed when train strikes dump truck

At approximately 12:40 p.m. on November 15, 1997, Employee #1 was driving a dump truck loaded with fill dirt across a railroad track. A coworker was serving as railroad flagman; he was assigned to watch for trains and to stop the dump trucks from crossing the tracks if a train was approaching. The coworker had established a signal system with the dump drivers. If he was in his truck it meant it was safe to cross, but if he was out of his truck it meant a train was coming. The coworker did not signal Employee #1 that a train was coming and it struck the dump truck between the cab and the bed. The cab was thrown approximately 100 ft west of the tracks, and the bed was thrown approximately 125 ft to the east. Employee #1 suffered numerous blunt trauma injuries and died on November 17, 1997.

Keywords: SIGNALMAN, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, COLLISION, LOCOMOTIVE, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY, TRAIN, COMMUNICATION, TRUCK DRIVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125252452			Fatality	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy

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