Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14515027 - Employee killed under railroad car

Accident Summary Nr: 14515027 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 04/11/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110296373	04/12/1991	3312	0	U.S.S. Kobe Steel Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 was a brakeman on a captive railroad at a steel manufacturing facility. The 2-man crew was switching cars in a poorly lit area of the plant. Employee #1 signaled to the train to proceed. The engineer started to move but he realized that the train was not going down the right track. He stopped the train, looked for Employee #1, and found him under the lead car. Employee #1 died. Both of these employees had more than seven years work experience.

Keywords: RAILROAD CAR, BRAKEMAN, RUN OVER, TRAIN, RAILROAD, POOR VISIBILITY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110296373			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.