On March 2, 2002, a 48-year-old male volunteer fire fighter/engineer (the victim) was fatally injured when the tanker truck he was driving was struck by a freight train as he attempted to traverse a private, unguarded railroad crossing. The victim was returning to the station from a live-burn training exercise. The train struck the tanker truck on the passenger side just in front of the door. The victim was ejected and found lying approximately 75 feet from the track. He was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. This report makes recommendations to minimize the risk of similar occurances.
Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Volunteer Fire Fighter Dies After Tanker Truck is Struck by Freight Train in Kentucky
2002
10 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Management Practice , Public Administration & Government , Urban Administration & Planning , Police, Fire, & Emergency Services , Railroad Transportation , Transportation Safety , Fire Services, Law Enforcement, & Criminal Justice , Firefighters , Tank trucks , Volunteers , Railroads , Freight cars , Accidents , Emergency vehicles , Railroad cars , Transportation , Cargo transportation , Accident , Fire fighting vehicles , Crossings , Emergency management , Hazards , Training , Recommendations , Guidelines , Intersections , Policies , Freight trains , Emergency response