Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1574153.015 - Nj Transit Heavy Rail*

Inspection Information - Office: Nj-Ce-Trenton (Safety) New Jersey Department Of Labor And Workforce Development

Inspection Nr: 1574153.015

Report ID: 0253420

Date Opened: 09/17/2021

Site Address:
Nj Transit Heavy Rail*
Portal Bridge
Kearny, NJ 07032

Mailing Address:
One Penn Plaza East, Newark, NJ 07105

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 485111/Mixed Mode Transit Systems

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Records

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: StateGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/25/2022

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/25/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1857713	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 143027.015

Event: 09/17/2021

Employee bumps head on window when cantery wire strikes trai

At 11:00 a.m. on September 17, 2021, an employee working as a train engineer for a state public transit authority was driving a locomotive. The catenary wire struck the train causing the employee to bump his head on a glass window. The employee did not have any reported injuries, but was taken to the hospital as a precaution.

Keywords: Driver, Electrical Wire, Engineer, Head, Locomotive, Rail, Railroad, Railroad Car, Railroad Track, Railway Circuit, Struck Against, Struck By, Train

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1574153.015	55	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Locomotive operating occupations

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