Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 107094.015 - Employee sustains shock from touching third rail

Accident Summary Nr: 107094.015 -- Report ID: 0551701 -- Event Date: 05/04/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1316231.015	05/09/2018		485111	Chicago Transit Authority - 54th Street Yard

Abstract: At 4:15 a.m. on May 4, 2018, an employee was resetting a light switch and replacing the cover on the side of an electric train. As the employee was replacing the cover with his right hand on the stirrup, his left wrist made contact with the third rail causing an electric shock.

Keywords: Electric Shock, Electrocuted, Railway Circuit, Train, Wrist

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1316231.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Railroad brake, signal and switch operators

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