Line-Haul Railroads

Industry Summary

The industry is exploding right now, seeing employment gains of over %. In just the 12 months between 2014 and 2015, a total of 56 new hires were taken in by the 73 establishments doing business in this industry. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Rail Transportation Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

On Sunday, December 6th 2015 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in PASADENA, TE which had occured previously at Savage Services, Inc.. A had been injured when the struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Accident Date2015-12-06
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was about to start moving a train and decided to close the door. When he shut the door, his left thumb was crushed. He was hospitalized with a fractured left thumb.
OSHA investigators arrived in WENTZVILLE, MI on Sunday, November 22nd 2015 and began an accident investigation at Jack Cooper Transport Company, Incorporated. A had been injured when the other fall to lower level, unspecified
Accident Date2015-11-22
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was climbing down the rail car ladder and fell sustaining head and back trauma.
On Friday, September 6th 2013 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Evansville, IN after learning of an incident at Professional Transportation, Inc. which had occured on Friday, August 30th 2013. A employee working as a Truck driver was killed on the job when the employee had heart attack and crashes vehicle and dies
OSHA ID202637617
Accident Date2013-08-30
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt approximately 5:20 p.m. on August 30, 2013, Employee #1 was operating a company truck. He was traveling south on a state road. While driving, Employee #1 lost consciousness, which was observed in an onboard video. The truck drifted into the median from the left lane and then hit a culvert. The vehicle became airborne and finally stopped on the embankment of the east side of the median. Emergency medical personnel were summoned. They arrived and pronounced him dead at the scene. The preliminary coroner's report stated that the operator suffered a cardiac arrhythmia due to acute myocardial infarction just prior to the crash.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
86.57
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 246
12.5%
Inspection Rate: 18.31
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 8

Location of Accident