Support Activities for Rail Transportation

Industry Summary

With employment in this industry reaching new highs, the 1,612 businesses operating in the Support Activities for Rail Transportation industry are sure to make protecting the estimated total of 33,853 employees reported in 2015 a top priority. Calculated reported accident rates have outpaced the Support Activities for Transportation Industry by 77% over the past 5 years.

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The accident investigation below was opened on Friday, May 31st 2019 by OSHA representitives in Wilmington, DE after learning of an incident at Dana Railcare, A Division Of Dana Container, Inc. which had occured on the same day. A 29 year old man working as a Laborer was killed on the job when the

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OSHA ID116731.015

Accident Date2019-05-31

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 3:15 p.m. on May 31, 2019, an employee was scraping oil sludge towards the bottom drain of a rail tank car when coworkers noted the absence of normal working sounds. The coworkers performed an entry rescue and found the employee unresponsive due to anoxia and chemical inhalation. The employee was killed.

OSHA investigators arrived in Wilmington, DE on Friday, May 31st 2019 and began an accident investigation at Dana Railcare, A Division Of Dana Container, Inc.. A 29 year old man working as a Laborer was killed on the job when the

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OSHA ID116731.015

Accident Date2019-05-31

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 3:15 p.m. on May 31, 2019, an employee was scraping oil sludge towards the bottom drain of a rail tank car when coworkers noted the absence of normal working sounds. The coworkers performed an entry rescue and found the employee unresponsive due to anoxia and chemical inhalation. The employee was killed.

The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, December 18th 2018 by OSHA representitives in Carthage, NC at Mideast Railroad Service, Inc.. A 65 year old Rail-Track Laying & Maintenance Equipment Operator) had been killed when the employee was killed when crushed by falling load of plywood

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OSHA ID111921.015

Accident Date2018-12-15

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeOn December 15, 2018, an employee snapped a metal band that had secured a load of plywood and the load fell on top of the employee, crushing him. The employee was killed.