Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107024804 - J. R. Simplot Company

Inspection Information - Office: Boise Area Office

Inspection Nr: 107024804

Report ID: 1032500

Date Opened: 08/29/1989

Site Address:
J. R. Simplot Company
Highway 19 West Of Caldwell
Caldwell, ID 83605

Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 1059, Caldwell, ID 83606

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4231

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/01/1989

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/26/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360392500

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14437792

Event: 08/28/1989

Employee killed by train

Employee #1 was driving a 1986 Kenworth tractor and 42 ft flatbed/hopper trailer loaded with steel I-beams from an inactive feedlot. Employee #1 drove the equipment down an access road that intersected State Highway 24. A Union Pacific mainline track crosses county road 400 west 72 ft from State Highway 24. Arriving at the railroad crossing, Employee #1 continued across the tracks, apparently unaware of the approaching train and its warning whistle. The train struck the trailer just ahead of the rear tandems, dragged the tractor/trailer 1,026 ft, and derailed three engines and four cars. Employee #1 suffered a broken neck and fractured skull and was pronounced dead at the scene. During the investigation, it was determined that, due to the railroad crossing being public, OSHA does not have jurisdiction.

Keywords: FRACTURE, DRAGGED, SKULL, NECK, RAILROAD TRACK, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR TRAILER, TRAIN, INATTENTION, WARNING SIGN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107024804			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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