OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14542278
APPLING BROTHERS INC
JULIETTE, GA—
Event description
Employee killed when scraper is struck by freight train
Investigation abstract
On September 6, 1984, Employee #1 was operating a Caterpillar scraper at a site clearing operation. A railroad ran through the property being cleared. Employee #1 was scraping across the railroad track when the scraper was struck by a freig ht train. Employee #1 was not wearing a safety belt and was thrown from his vehi cle. He died as a result of massive head and neck injuries. It was Employee #1's first day on the job.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 20
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 38
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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