Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1440718 - Texana Tank Car & Mfg Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Dallas Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1440718

Report ID: 0626300

Date Opened: 11/27/1984

Site Address:
Texana Tank Car & Mfg Inc
Hwy 82 West
Nash, TX 75569

Mailing Address:
Po Box 550, Nash, TX 75569

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3743

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/17/1984

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/01/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360640049

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$890	$0	$0	$0	$0	$890
Current Penalty	$890	$0	$0	$0	$0	$890
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	5A0001	02/06/1985	02/15/1985	$890	$890	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14399430

Event: 11/21/1984

EMPLOYEE RUN OVER BY RAILROAD HOPPER CAR

ON NOVEMBER 21, 1984, AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 RE-ENTERED HIS WORK AREA UNDERNEATH A RAILROAD TANK CAR. THE CAR HAD BEEN OVERHAULED AND PAINTED. HE WAS TOUCHING UP THE PAINT IN AN AREA ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TANK CAR. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD BEEN WARNED NOT TO GO BACK BENEATH THE CAR BECAUSE THE SWITCH ENGINE WAS DUE TO COUPLE THE CARS. AFTER THE FIRST COUPLE WAS COMPLETED, THERE WAS A SHORT TIME DELAY. IT WAS AT THIS TIME THAT EMPLOYEE #1 CRAWLED BACK BENEATH THE TANK CAR. SOON THEREAFTER, THE SWITCH ENGINE BACKED UP AND EMPLOYEE #1 WAS RUN OVER BY THREE OF THE WHEELS FROM TWO TANK CARS. THE WHEELS CRUSHED THE KIDNEY AREA OF EMPLOYEE #1'S BACK. HE WAS KILLED INSTANTLY.

Keywords: HOPPER CAR, WHEEL, RAILROAD TANK CAR, PAINT, BACK, CRUSHED, RUN OVER, BACKING UP

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1440718			Fatality	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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