Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221603327

RAILSERVE INC.

Event
Blunt force trauma, Falling Object, Head, Jack, Load Shift, Locomotive, Struck By
NAICS
237990
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#347000176
Employer profile
RAILSERVE INC.
Summary number
221603327
Report ID
0627700

Event description

Employee is killed when struck by motor

Investigation abstract

At 12:15 p.m. on September 27, 2023, an employee was repairing a traction control motor on a locomotive. The traction control motor was resting on a 20-ton bottle jack. The motor shifted and fell on the employee. The employee was killed, when a motor fell on his head.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 46 M

    Event type
    1

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