OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221545007

NORFOLK SOUTHERN

CLEVELAND, OH— 2023-03-07T00:00:00

Event: Caught Between, Crushed, Dump Truck, Internal Bleeding, Pinned, Railroad, Railroad Tank Car
NAICS: 482111
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346559719
Employer profile: NORFOLK SOUTHERN
Summary number: 221545007
Report ID: 0522300

Event description

Employee is killed when pinned between dump truck and railro

Investigation abstract

At 6:00 a.m. on March 7, 2023, a large CAT 769 dump truck pulled in front of a Norfolk Southern train during a shoving movement and an employee, a railroad conductor, was pinned between the dump truck and a railroad tank car, which resulted in a fatality. The employee died of crushing injuries, causing a femoral artery bleed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 44 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
823

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