OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14531966

U S DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION THE ALASK RAILROA

SEWARD, AK— 1984-04-30T19:30:00

Event: RAILROAD CAR,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,RUN OVER,POOR VISIBILITY
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #1849637
Employer profile: U S DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION THE ALASK RAILROA
Summary number: 14531966
Report ID: 1032100

Event description

RUN OVER BY PIGGYBACK FORKLIFT

Investigation abstract

ON APRIL 30, 1984, AT APPROXIMATELY 7:30 PM, A RAILROAD WORKER (A RIGGER) WAS AT HIS ASSIGNED JOB LOADING RAILROAD CARS. THE OPERATOR OF THE VAN LIFT WAS MOVING FORWARD, NOT KNOWING WHERE THE RIGGER WAS DUE TO A BLIND SPOT. AT THE TIME THE VAN LIFT WAS MOVING FORWARD, THE RIGGER'S LEG GOT CAUGHT BY THE FRONT WHEEL. HE FELL. THE VAN LIFT RAN OVER THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE RIGGERS BODY, CRUSHING HIM. A TWO WAY RADIO AND A WRITTEN PROCEDURE WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO THE VAN OPERATOR N EVER TO MOVE UNTIL HE COULD SEE HIS RIGGER WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE ACCIDENT.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 28 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
30

Occupation code
999

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
8

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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