Inspection Detail
Case Status: CLOSED |
Inspection: 1523186.015 - Drummond Company, Inc.
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Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham | ||||
Nr: 1523186.015 | Report ID: 0418300 | Open Date: 04/02/2021 | ||
Drummond Company, Inc. | ||||
900 Huntsville Avenue Birmingham, AL 35217 | Union Status: Union | |||
SIC: | ||||
NAICS: 324199/All Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing | ||||
Mailing: 900 Huntsville Avenue, Birmingham, AL 35217 | ||||
Inspection Type: | Fat/Cat | |||
Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
Ownership: | Private | |||
Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 04/02/2021 | |
Close Case: | 12/29/2021 | |||
Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
Accident | 1752594 |
Case Status: CLOSED |
Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
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Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $13,653 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,653 |
Current Penalty | $10,240 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,240 |
FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
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1. | 01001 | Serious | 5A0001 | 09/30/2021 | 10/27/2021 | $10,240 | $13,653 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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Summary Nr: 134512.015 | Event: 04/02/2021 | Employee Is Killed After Being Caught Between Rail Cars | ||||
At 11:14 a.m. on April 2, 2021, an employee was working on a "cut of cars" with the engine approximately 700 feet behind him pushing ahead. The cut of cars was supposed to proceed straight down the tunnel line, which required the employee t o align a specific switch with the tunnel. The employee radioed the engineer and reported that the switch was in the proper position. The cut of cars left the t unnel line and began to shift over to the wrong line where the employee was ridi ng. The engineer attempted to stop the cars, but couldn't. The employee was caug ht between the cut of cars and the cars he was riding crushing his head and kill ing him. | ||||||
Keywords: caught between, crushed, engine, fracture, pinched, railroad, railroad car, railroad track, skull, switchgear, tracks, tunnel, walking surface | ||||||
Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
1 | 1523186.015 | Fatality | Railroad brake, signal and switch operators |