OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14464556

INLAND STEEL COMPANY

EAST CHICAGO, IN— 1985-01-22T13:30:00

Event: FRACTURE, SPINE, RAILROAD CAR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LACERATION, PELVIS, BLADDER, KIDNEY, COAL CAR
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #2761096
Employer profile: INLAND STEEL COMPANY
Summary number: 14464556
Report ID: 551800

Event description

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT BETWEEN RAILROAD COAL CARS

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30 PM (CST) ON JANUARY 22, 1985, EMPLOYEE #1, AN OPERATOR HEL PER EMPLOYED BY THE INLAND STEEL COMPANY, 3210 WATLING STREET, EAST CHICAGO, IND IANA 46312, INCURRED FATAL INJURIES WHEN HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO COAL CARS. TH E ACCIDENT HAPPENED AT THE CAR DUMPING FACILITY, NUMBER 2 COKE PLANT OF PLANT NU MBER TWO. EMPLOYEE #1 INCURRED FRACTURES OF THE LOWER SPINE AND PELVIS, AS WELL AS LACERATIONS OF THE KIDNEYS, BLADDER AND INTESTINES. HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE HOSPITAL.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
1

Event type
2

Source
38

Occupation code
826

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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