Railroad Investigation Report: Norfolk Southern Corporation Employee Fatality, Baltimore, Maryland, February 7, 2019

This report discusses the February 7, 2019, death of a Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS) railroad conductor at the Bayview Yard of the Baltimore Consolidated Terminal, Baltimore, Maryland. While performing switching operations at the President Street intermodal tracks section of the yard, the conductor chose for unknown reasons to ride on the side of the leading railcar. He was killed when he became pinned between the leading railcar and a stationary railcar on an adjacent track. Safety issues identified in this report include inconsistent wording in NS’s terminal instructions regarding close-clearance work practices, and the lack of emphasis in NS’s conductor training program on safety in close-clearance restriction locations, including locations specific to the Baltimore Consolidated Terminal. Two recommendations were made to the Norfolk Southern Corporation.

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Media Type: Digital/other
  • Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References;
  • Pagination: 29p

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 01845103
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Report/Paper Numbers: NTSB/RIR-22/06, Accident No. RRD19FR004
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: May 10 2022 3:31PM