Inspection Detail

Inspection: 106576598 - Nekoosa Papers, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Little Rock Area Office

Inspection Nr: 106576598

Report ID: 0627100

Date Opened: 07/21/1989

Site Address:
Nekoosa Papers, Inc.
Hwy. 71 South
Ashdown, AR 71822

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 496, Ashdown, AR 71822

Union Status: Union

SIC:2621

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/25/1989

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/09/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360411888

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14237739

Event: 07/19/1989

Employee killed when crushed between rail car and log rake

Employee #1 was a brakeman for a company railroad. Normally five or six cars would be spotted on the side of a log rake, a four-legged platform that straddled a flume containing water. A hydraulic backhoe-type machine sat on top of this platform and pulled pulp logs off into the flume. This log rake, when not in use, was normally parked at the north end of the flume. While attempting to uncouple rail cars, Employee #1 apparently was closer to the parked log rake than he thought. The cars had stopped, but he couldn't pull the pin, so he radioed the engineer to "bump it," meaning push the cars slightly to allow some slack to pull the pin. The engineer bumped the eleven car string, but did not get the normal "pull it out" response from the brakeman. He observed other employees running across the yard, so he locked the brakes and also ran to see. Employee #1 had been caught sideways in the 9 1/2 in. space between the parked log rake and rail car. He was killed.

Keywords: RAILROAD CAR, BRAKEMAN, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106576598			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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