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Accident Investigation Summary Report FE-2022-17

Document Series:
Accident Investigations
Author:
  • Federal Railroad Administration
Accident Date
Accident Type
Employee Fatality
Railroad Name
BNSF Railway Company (BNSF)
Location

Offerle, KS
United States

Accident Number
FE-2022-17
Investigation Status
Finalized
Subject:
Accident Investigations
Keywords:
BNSF Railway Company, BNSF, Offerle, Kansas, Track Laborer Fatality
Document
Accident_Investigation_Summary_FE-2022-17_FINAL.pdf (249.43 KB)

On November 9, 2022, at around 11:20 a.m., CST, a BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) employee, who was part of a work crew moving a heavy switch point, was fatally injured when the load fell and struck him.

 


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Last updated: Thursday, December 5, 2024