Inspection Detail

Inspection: 311073712 - Arb, Inc.,

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Investigation Summary

At approximately 3:55 p.m. on July 14, 2009, Employee #1 was working for ARB, Inc., a company that specializes in pipeline and related infrastructure construction projects, maintenance and repair. He had been working at a site located approximately 75 ft north of a private railroad crossing at railroad mile post marker MP1158.9 in Bay Point, California. He was driving a Ford 550 as he left the job site. Amtrak passenger train number 717114 was travelling westbound at 79 mph as it approached the crossing. The train struck the truck that Employee #1 was driving across the tracks. The impact split the Ford F550 into three pieces; the truck bed, the chassis and the cab. The truck bed landed approximately 15 ft west of the impact zone, the chassis was an additional 60 ft in the same direction, and the cab was an additional 77 ft west from the chassis. Employee # 1 was ejected and landed 30 ft west of the cab. Employee # 1 was airlifted to John Muir Medical Center. He was pronounced dead at 5:04 p.m. that day.

Keywords: TRUCK, RAILROAD TRACK, STRUCK BY, PICKUP TRUCK, TRAIN, RAILROAD