A switchman for a railcar manufacturer died when he was caught between a pole and the railcar he was riding on.

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE99TX058

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A switchman for a railcar manufacturer died when he was caught between a pole and the railcar he was riding on.

1999/07/27
By Texas Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (Texas FACE) ...
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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English

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Texas Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (Texas FACE) ; Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission

Texas Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (Texas FACE) ; Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission Less -
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On January 4, 1999, a 32-year-old male switchman died when he was caught between a railcar and a pole. The switchman was riding on the side of the lead railcar being pushed by a trac-mobile toward other railcars on the track. He was responsible for telling the operator of the trac-mobile how close they were to the other railcars. The victim was riding on the ladder of the lead railcar. Company policy was to walk alongside the railcars and not ride them. Poles had been placed in-between sets of tracks which were used for fall protection by workers when they were working on top of the railcars. Since it was dark and there was no lighting, the victim did not see one of the poles. There was a 7 1/2 inch clearance between the pole and the railcar. The victim was caught between the pole and the railcar. The TX FACE investigator concluded that to reduce the likelihood of similar occurrences, employers should: 1. Install adequate lighting in the area designated as the no ride area. 2. Install concrete walkways between the sets of railroad tracks in the area designated as the no ride area.
Content Notes:

Precise Publication Date provided by FACE program; report only indicates "1999"
Subjects:

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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Accidents Injuries Injury-prevention Lighting Lighting-systems OSHA Region 6 Railroad-industry Railroad-rails Railroads Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-monitoring Traumatic-injuries Work-analysis Work-areas Work-operations Work-performance Work-practices
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Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
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State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE99TX058
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Texas ; OSHA Region 6

Texas ; OSHA Region 6 Less -
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

6 pdf pages
NIOSHTIC Number:

20028734
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2010-114210
Citation:

Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 99TX058, 1999 Jul; :1-6
Federal Fiscal Year:

1999
Performing Organization:

Texas Workers' Compensation Commission
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

31-33 - Manufacturing - (NAICS 2022)
Start Date:

1997/07/01
End Date:

2002/09/30
Resource Number:

FACE-99TX058
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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