Welder (Shop)

September 8, 1987 at 9:45 AM

ABEL SPUR MILL · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Western Sand & Gravel Company (Nebco Inc)

Contractor on site: ZZZ

Saunders County, NE

Classification FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

I NAME AND I NA4E EMPLOYEES OF THE OL&B RAILROAD, WERE CUTING UP A RAILROAD CAR, WORKING ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE CAR. I NAME HEARD THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CAR FALL. HE THEN SAW I NAME LYING UNDER THE CAR S3DE. I NAME WAS TAKEN BY HELICOPTER TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE DIED 9 12 87

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Welding Or Cutting
Subunit / location: DREDGE
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: STD G RAIL CR,MTR-SURF EQ
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Experience in this job: 10 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219872610001 · Mine ID 2500984 Trainer view →