Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14554398 - EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BETWEEN RAIL CAR COUPLERS

Accident Summary Nr: 14554398 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 06/20/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100047059	06/23/1986	5093	0	Aaron Ferer & Sons Company

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1, CLASSFIED AS A LOADER/HELPER, WAS SWITCHING RAILROAD CARS (COUPLING AND UNCOUPLING) IN A SCRAP YARD. HE WAS LAST SEEN BY THE DIESEL SWITCH ENGINE OPERATOR AS HE WAS WALKING DOWN THE RAILROAD TRACKS AHEAD OF 3 CARS ATTACHED TO THE SWITCH ENGINE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BACK AN ADDITIONAL 5 CARS UP TO THE 3 ALREADY CONNECTED TO THE SWITCH ENGINE, HE APPARENTLY PLACED THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS CHEST BETWEEN THE COUPLES. HE WAS CRUSHED WHEN THE COUPLES CAME TOGETHER.

Keywords: CHEST, RAILROAD CAR, CRUSHED, RAILROAD, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100047059			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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