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Inspection: 101287977 - Ltv Steel Co.
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Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland | ||||
| Nr: 101287977 | Report ID: 0522300 | Open Date: 06/26/1987 | ||
| Ltv Steel Co. | ||||
| 2633 8th St., Ne Canton, OH 44704 | Union Status: Union | |||
| SIC: 3312/Steel Works, Blast Furnaces (Including Coke Ovens), and Rolling Mills | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 07/20/1987 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Manufacturing | Close Case: | 07/27/1987 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360683973 | |||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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| Summary Nr: 14369482 | Event: 06/25/1987 | Train Conductor Crushed To Death Between Two Rail Cars | ||||
| EMPLOYEE #1 WAS EMPLOYED BY THE L.T.V. STEEL COMPANY AS A CONDUCTOR IN THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT FOR THE IN-PLANT RAILROAD. HE HAD WORKED FROM 1976 TO 1981 AS A BRAKEMAN; FROM 1981 TO 1986 AS AN ENGINEER; AND FROM 1986 TO THE PRESENT (1987) AS A CONDUCTOR. HE HAD BEEN TRAINED IN ALL THREE POSITIONS AND GIVEN UPDATES AS NEEDED. ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ENGAGED IN SWITCHING OPERATIONS INVOLVING 8 CARS AT THE 210 - 206 SWITCH. EMPLOYEE #1 CONTACTED THE ENGINEER BY 2-WAY RADIO AND TOLD HIM TO "STEADY, STEADY, STOP!" AFTER 30 OR 40 SECONDS THE CONDUCTOR (ACCORDING TO THE ENGINEER) GAVE ANOTHER ORDER TO BACK UP. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FOUND PINNED BETWEEN THE COUPLER OF CARS 3819 AND 463. IMPACT OCCURRED 765 FEET BEFORE THE TRAIN WAS STOPPED. EMPLOYEE #1 SUFFERED A CRUSHED CHEST AND ABDOMEN, NUMEROUS INTERNAL INJURIES AND A NEARLY SEVERED RIGHT FOREARM. HE DIED OF HIS INJURIES. | ||||||
| Keywords: chest, abdomen, railroad car, crushed, arm, train, backing up | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
| 1 | 101287977 | Fatality | Other | Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c. | ||