Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200880375 - Employee killed when train strikes dump truck

Accident Summary Nr: 200880375 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 12/09/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106901630	12/13/1999	1794	0	Krp Trucking

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a 1989 Mack dump truck at a private sand and gravel bed, through which passed the east-west tracks of the Norfolk Southern Railroad. He was driving south over the track crossing when his truck was struck by an eastbound 67-car train traveling at 40 mph. The train pushed the truck approximately 6/10 mile down the tracks, ejecting Employee #1 from his vehicle. He was transported to the hospital, where he later died.

Keywords: EJECTED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, COLLISION, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY, RAILROAD, INATTENTION, TRUCK DRIVER, WARNING SIGN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Other		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	106901630			Fatality	Other	Truck drivers, heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Other

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