OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14352421

COASTAL LUMBER COMPANY

THOMASVILLE, AL— 1984-06-05T13:45:00

Event: LOG LOADER,LOCOMOTIVE,LUMBER,LOADER,STRUCK BY,TRAIN,RAILROAD
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #1215623
Employer profile: COASTAL LUMBER COMPANY
Summary number: 14352421
Report ID: 418600

Event description

EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY TRAIN WHILE OPERATING A LOG LOADER

Investigation abstract

ON JUNE 5, 1984, AT APPROXIMATELY 1:45 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A WHEELED L OG LOADER AT THE COASTAL LUMBER COMPANY. HE WAS TRYING TO MANEUVER THE LOADER TH ROUGH A RAILROAD GRADE CROSSING WHEN HIS MACHINE WAS STRUCK BY A SOUTHBOUND LOCO MOTIVE TRAIN. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED INSTANTLY.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 46 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
38

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
1

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