Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200925311 - Employee Is Struck and Killed by Track Maintenance Equipment

Accident Summary Nr: 200925311 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 08/09/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313620999	08/10/2009	4111	485999	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Abstract: At approximately 9:50 p.m. on August 9, 2009, Employee #1, a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) track maintenance worker, was involved in night work operations on the Orange Line track near the Dunn Loring and Vienna Stations. Employee #1 was struck and killed by a Ballest Regulator, a type of track roadway maintenance equipment, manufactured by Knox Kershaw, Inc. A "T012" Plasser American Corporation Tamper unit (Model Number 08-32; Serial Number 3150; manufactured in 2000) was attached to and trailing the Ballast Regulator. The Ballast Regulator operator and a spotter/trainee did not apparently see Employee #1. The work area was illuminated by vehicle mounted lamps and ambient lighting from vehicular traffic on Route 66, adjacent to the work area.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, VEHICLE, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, LIGHTING, STRUCK BY, POOR VISIBILITY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313620999			Fatality	Other	Laborers, except construction

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