OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14223192
INLAND STEEL COMPANY
EAST CHICAGO, IN—
Event description
FALL BETWEEN RAILROAD ENGINE & RAIL CAR
Investigation abstract
AT APPROXIMATELY 1:15 AM ON 08/20/84, EMPLOYEE #1, A CONDUCTOR FOR INLAND STEEL WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE PILOT CAR ON THE NORTH END OF THE TRAIN. FOR REASONS U NKNOWN, EMPLOYEE #1 ATTEMPTED TO MOVE TO THE ENGINE WHILE THE TRAIN WAS MOVING. IT IS ASSUMED THAT HE TRIED TO JUMP FROM THE SLUG CAR TO THE ENGINE. THERE WERE SAFETY RAILINGS INSTALLED ON BOTH CARS TO PREVENT THIS ACTION. EMPLOYEE #1 APPAR ENTLY SLIPPED AND FELL BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND THE 'SLUG' CAR, BETWEEN THE TRACKS . HE WAS STRUCK BY THE AXLES ON THE 'SLUG' CAR THE PILOT CAR AS THE TRAIN MOVED SOUTH. HE SUFFERED A CRUSHED TORSO, A BROKEN NECK AND HEAD INJURIES. COMPANY, 3210 WATLING ST, E CHICAGO, INDIANA, INCURRED FATAL INJURIES AS A RESUL T OF A FALL BETWEEN A YARD ENGINE AND A 'SLUG' CAR. THE SLUG CAR WAS LOCATED AT THE SOUTH END OF THE #4 BASIC OXYGEN FURNACE CASTER BUILDING IN PLANT 2 OF INLAN D STEEL COMPANY. EMPLOYEE #1 FELL BETWEEN THE YARD ENGINE AND THE 'SLUG' CAR, BE TWEEN THE TRACKS. HE WAS STRUCK BY THE AXLES OF THE SLUG CAR AND THE NORTH PILOT CAR. THE ENGINE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING SOUTH TO THE REFUSE TRACK SWITCH T O PICK UP A SET OF MOLDS AND RETURN TO THE SOUTH POURING LEAD TRACK. THE ENGINE CONTROLLER WAS ON THE LEAD PILOT CAR AT THE SOUTH END OF THE TRAIN. EMPLOYEE #1
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 20
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 38
- Occupation code
- 825
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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