Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 155436.015 - Employee is killed in fall from elevated work platform

Accident Summary Nr: 155436.015 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 03/20/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1662979.015	04/10/2023		484230	Rock N Rail Llc

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on March 20, 2023, an employee was working on an elevated platform. The owner of the company was using a vibration device to shake dirt out of a railroad car, and pushed over the railroad car. The railroad car tipped over and struck the elevated platform where the employee was standing, causing the platform to fall into a pit. The employee fell on to the concrete ground below. The employee suffered blunt force trauma to his head, when striking the concrete floor below. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Concrete, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Railroad Car, Struck Against, Struck By, Tips Over

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1662979.015	60	M	Fatality		Construction laborers

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