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Accident: 14527352 - Employee Crushed Between 2 Trailers Being Loaded On Flatcar

Accident: 14527352 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 06/19/1986
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
10155964906/20/19864011Piggyback Services Of Ms, Inc.
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMTING TO RAISE AND LOWER AN "A" FRAME/STANTION ON A TRAILER WHICH HAD BEEN LOADED ONTO A FLATBED RAIL CAR. A SECOND TRAILER, WHICH HAD BEEN BACKED ONTO THE FLATCAR BY THE SPOTTER, SUDDENLY MOVED BACKWARDS WITHOUT WARNING. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CAUGHT AND CRUSHED TO DEATH BETWEEN THE TWO TRAILERS.
Keywords: flatbed rail car, work rules, crushed, trailer, backing up, inattention
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 101559649 Fatality Other Occupation not reported

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