Examples of Common Railroad Accidents

• A conductor was seriously injured when he fell from a moving rail car. 
• An engineer was hurt by a broken locomotive seat. 
• An electrician was injured when he jumped from a locomotive about to collide with an oncoming train. 
• An engineer was injured when he jumped from a vehicle about to collide with a semi on the highway. 
• A conductor who tripped on debris in the yard at night. 
• A conductor fell on unstable ballast. 
• A conductor was injured when his train did not stop due to a radio communications failure. 
• An engineer who inhaled diesel exhaust. 
• A conductor was injured removing a faulty end-of-train device (EOT). 
• A carman hurt while lifting an EOT. 
• Train crews were hurt in motor vehicle collisions. 
• A conductor hurt applying/releasing a faulty handbrake. 
• An engineer was injured after slipping in a locomotive cab. 
• A conductor hurt using a brake stick. 
• A worker was hurt when a remote-controlled locomotive collided with his train. 
• A worker whose foot was crushed when a moving car ran over it. 
• A worker whose arm was crushed while riding a bulkhead lumber car. 
• Worker injured at night due to poor lighting in the rail yard. 
• Worker who died from Mesothelioma due to asbestos exposure. 
• A worker was hurt when her train went into an undesired emergency brake application. 
• Worker hurt on the faulty switch. 
• Worker hit in the head by air hose gladhand. 
• A worker was hurt when a railroad limo' driver fell asleep while driving on the highway.