2010 Louisiana Railroad Worker Safety Report Released By Federal Railroad Administration

WORKER SAFETY REPORT – REPORTABLE CONDITIONS

Type of Job: Professional and Administrative

Selections: Railroad – ALL
State – LOUISIANA County – ALL
Worker on duty – employee/ALL CASUALTIES
Time Frame – Jan 2010 To Dec 2010

Condition	Total		Days Absent			Absent Cases		Days Restricted
Condition	Cnt	%	Cnt	%	Avg.	Cnt	%	Cnt	%	Avg.
Cut/abrasion	1	1.3	0	0.0	0	–	–	0	0.0	0
All	1	1.3	0	0.0	0	–	–	0	0.0	0

Type of Job: Maintenance of Way and Structures

Selections: Railroad – ALL
State – LOUISIANA County – ALL
Worker on duty – employee/ALL CASUALTIES
Time Frame – Jan 2010 To Dec 2010

Condition	Total		Days Absent			Absent Cases		Days Restricted
Condition	Cnt	%	Cnt	%	Avg.	Cnt	%	Cnt	%	Avg.
Bruise/contusion	2	2.7	61	2.1	31	1	2.3	85	17.1	43
Occ. Illness	1	1.3	0	0.0	0	–	–	0	0.0	0
Sprain/Str., other	1	1.3	180	6.1	180	1	2.3	0	0.0	0
Sprain/Str.,leg/foot	1	1.3	0	0.0	0	–	–	23	4.6	23
Sprain/Str.,torso	3	4.0	3	0.1	1	1	2.3	3	0.6	1
Cut/abrasion	3	4.0	0	0.0	0	–	–	0	0.0	0
Puncture wound	4	5.3	54	1.8	14	2	4.5	23	4.6	6
Fracture,arm/hand	1	1.3	0	0.0	0	–	–	0	0.0	0
Fracture,torso	1	1.3	23	0.8	23	1	2.3	0	0.0	0
Dental related	1	1.3	2	0.1	2	1	2.3	0	0.0	0
Unspecified injury	1	1.3	0	0.0	0	–	–	0	0.0	0
All	19	25.3	323	11.0	17	7	15.9	134	27.0	7

Type of Job: Maintenance of Equipment and Stores

Selections: Railroad – ALL
State – LOUISIANA County – ALL
Worker on duty – employee/ALL CASUALTIES
Time Frame – Jan 2010 To Dec 2010

Condition	Total		Days Absent			Absent Cases		Days Restricted
Condition	Cnt	%	Cnt	%	Avg.	Cnt	%	Cnt	%	Avg.
Bruise/contusion	1	1.3	0	0.0	0	–	–	0	0.0	0
Crushing injury	1	1.3	0	0.0	0	–	–	48	9.7	48
Sprain/Str., other	1	1.3	14	0.5	14	1	2.3	0	0.0	0
Sprain/Str.,arm/hand	1	1.3	2	0.1	2	1	2.3	0	0.0	0
Sprain/Str.,torso	2	2.7	140	4.8	70	1	2.3	16	3.2	8
All	6	8.0	156	5.3	26	3	6.8	64	12.9	11

Type of Job: Transportation, Other Than Train and Engine

Selections: Railroad – ALL
State – LOUISIANA County – ALL
Worker on duty – employee/ALL CASUALTIES
Time Frame – Jan 2010 To Dec 2010

Condition	Total		Days Absent			Absent Cases		Days Restricted
Condition	Cnt	%	Cnt	%	Avg.	Cnt	%	Cnt	%	Avg.
Bruise/contusion	1	1.3	5	0.2	5	1	2.3	0	0.0	0
Occ. Illness	1	1.3	0	0.0	0	–	–	0	0.0	0
Sprain/Str.,leg/foot	1	1.3	180	6.1	180	1	2.3	0	0.0	0
Sprain/Str.,torso	3	4.0	335	11.4	112	3	6.8	0	0.0	0
Fracture,arm/hand	1	1.3	6	0.2	6	1	2.3	0	0.0	0
All	7	9.3	526	18.0	75	6	13.6	0	0.0	0

Type of Job: Transportation, Train and Engine

Selections: Railroad – ALL
State – LOUISIANA County – ALL
Worker on duty – employee/ALL CASUALTIES
Time Frame – Jan 2010 To Dec 2010

Condition	Total		Days Absent			Absent Cases		Days Restricted
Condition	Cnt	%	Cnt	%	Avg.	Cnt	%	Cnt	%	Avg.
Bruise/contusion	6	8.0	64	2.2	11	4	9.1	73	14.7	12
Occ. Illness	1	1.3	0	0.0	0	–	–	0	0.0	0
Sprain/Str.,arm/hand	4	5.3	182	6.2	46	3	6.8	7	1.4	2
Sprain/Str.,leg/foot	6	8.0	269	9.2	45	6	13.6	61	12.3	10
Sprain/Str.,head/face	4	5.3	117	4.0	29	3	6.8	57	11.5	14
Sprain/Str.,torso	12	16.0	768	26.2	64	7	15.9	2	0.4	0
Cut/abrasion	2	2.7	148	5.1	74	2	4.5	42	8.5	21
Fracture,arm/hand	1	1.3	155	5.3	155	1	2.3	0	0.0	0
Fracture,leg/foot	1	1.3	180	6.1	180	1	2.3	0	0.0	0
Rupture/tear, tendon, etc	1	1.3	0	0.0	0	–	–	56	11.3	56
Gunshot/knife wound	1	1.3	39	1.3	39	1	2.3	0	0.0	0
Fatality	1	1.3	0	0.0	0	–	–	0	0.0	0
Skin reaction	1	1.3	0	0.0	0	–	–	0	0.0	0
Unspecified injury	1	1.3	0	0.0	0	–	–	0	0.0	0
All	42	56.0	1,922	65.7	46	28	63.6	298	60.1	7

WORKER SAFETY REPORT – EVENTS CAUSING

Type of Job: Professional and Administrative

Selections: Railroad – ALL
State – LOUISIANA County – ALL
Worker on duty – employee/ALL CASUALTIES
Time Frame – Jan 2010 To Dec 2010

Event/occurrence	Total		Days Absent			Absent Cases		Days Restricted
Event/occurrence	Cnt	%	Cnt	%	Avg.	Cnt	%	Cnt	%	Avg.
Caught, crushed, pinched, other	1	1.3	0	0.0	0	–	–	0	0.0	0
All	1	1.3	0	0.0	0	–	–	0	0.0	0

Type of Job: Maintenance of Way and Structures

Selections: Railroad – ALL
State – LOUISIANA County – ALL
Worker on duty – employee/ALL CASUALTIES
Time Frame – Jan 2010 To Dec 2010

Event/occurrence	Total		Days Absent			Absent Cases		Days Restricted
Event/occurrence	Cnt	%	Cnt	%	Avg.	Cnt	%	Cnt	%	Avg.
Bodily function/sudden movement, e.g.,sneezing,twi	1	1.3	0	0.0	0	–	–	0	0.0	0
Caught in/compressed by powered hand tools	1	1.3	0	0.0	0	–	–	0	0.0	0
Caught in/crushed by materials	1	1.3	0	0.0	0	–	–	0	0.0	0
Caught, crushed, pinched, other	1	1.3	0	0.0	0	–	–	0	0.0	0
Climatic condition, exposure to environmental heat	1	1.3	0	0.0	0	–	–	0	0.0	0
Collision – between on track equipment	1	1.3	180	6.1	180	1	2.3	0	0.0	0
Collision/impact – auto, truck, bus, van, etc.	1	1.3	0	0.0	0	–	–	85	17.1	85
Defective/malfunctioning equipment	1	1.3	0	0.0	0	–	–	0	0.0	0
Other (describe in narrative)	1	1.3	3	0.1	3	1	2.3	3	0.6	3
Overexertion	1	1.3	0	0.0	0	–	–	0	0.0	0
Slipped, fell, stumbled, etc. due to climatic cond	1	1.3	0	0.0	0	–	–	23	4.6	23
Slipped,fell,stumbled,etc. due to irregular surfac	1	1.3	0	0.0	0	–	–	0	0.0	0
Struck by object	4	5.3	83	2.8	21	2	4.5	23	4.6	6
Struck by thrown or propelled object	2	2.7	25	0.9	13	2	4.5	0	0.0	0
Sudden/Unexpected Movement of tools	1	1.3	32	1.1	32	1	2.3	0	0.0	0
All	19	25.3	323	11.0	17	7	15.9	134	27.0	7

Type of Job: Maintenance of Equipment and Stores

Selections: Railroad – ALL
State – LOUISIANA County – ALL
Worker on duty – employee/ALL CASUALTIES
Time Frame – Jan 2010 To Dec 2010

Event/occurrence	Total		Days Absent			Absent Cases		Days Restricted
Event/occurrence	Cnt	%	Cnt	%	Avg.	Cnt	%	Cnt	%	Avg.
Caught in/crushed by materials	1	1.3	0	0.0	0	–	–	48	9.7	48
Overexertion	2	2.7	0	0.0	0	–	–	16	3.2	8
Pushed/shoved into/against	1	1.3	140	4.8	140	1	2.3	0	0.0	0
Slipped, fell, stumbled, etc. due to climatic cond	1	1.3	14	0.5	14	1	2.3	0	0.0	0
Slipped, fell, stumbled, other	1	1.3	2	0.1	2	1	2.3	0	0.0	0
All	6	8.0	156	5.3	26	3	6.8	64	12.9	11

Type of Job: Transportation, Other Than Train and Engine

Selections: Railroad – ALL
State – LOUISIANA County – ALL
Worker on duty – employee/ALL CASUALTIES
Time Frame – Jan 2010 To Dec 2010

Event/occurrence	Total		Days Absent			Absent Cases		Days Restricted
Event/occurrence	Cnt	%	Cnt	%	Avg.	Cnt	%	Cnt	%	Avg.
Caught, crushed, pinched, other	1	1.3	6	0.2	6	1	2.3	0	0.0	0
Exposure to noise over time	1	1.3	0	0.0	0	–	–	0	0.0	0
Highway-rail collision/impact	3	4.0	335	11.4	112	3	6.8	0	0.0	0
Ran into on-track equipment	1	1.3	5	0.2	5	1	2.3	0	0.0	0
Slipped, fell, stumbled, other	1	1.3	180	6.1	180	1	2.3	0	0.0	0
All	7	9.3	526	18.0	75	6	13.6	0	0.0	0

Type of Job: Transportation, Train and Engine

Selections: Railroad – ALL
State – LOUISIANA County – ALL
Worker on duty – employee/ALL CASUALTIES
Time Frame – Jan 2010 To Dec 2010

Event/occurrence	Total		Days Absent			Absent Cases		Days Restricted
Event/occurrence	Cnt	%	Cnt	%	Avg.	Cnt	%	Cnt	%	Avg.
Bumped	1	1.3	0	0.0	0	–	–	10	2.0	10
Caught, crushed, pinched, other	2	2.7	156	5.3	78	2	4.5	0	0.0	0
Defective/malfunctioning equipment	1	1.3	180	6.1	180	1	2.3	0	0.0	0
Derailment	4	5.3	257	8.8	64	3	6.8	56	11.3	14
Exposure to chemicals – external	1	1.3	0	0.0	0	–	–	0	0.0	0
Exposure to noise over time	1	1.3	0	0.0	0	–	–	0	0.0	0
Highway-rail collision/impact	9	12.0	109	3.7	12	5	11.4	122	24.6	14
Lost balance	2	2.7	138	4.7	69	2	4.5	0	0.0	0
Other impacts – on track equipment	2	2.7	29	1.0	15	1	2.3	0	0.0	0
Overexertion	2	2.7	236	8.1	118	2	4.5	0	0.0	0
Ran into object/equipment	1	1.3	180	6.1	180	1	2.3	0	0.0	0
Shot	2	2.7	39	1.3	20	1	2.3	0	0.0	0
Slack action, draft, compressive buff/coupling	1	1.3	138	4.7	138	1	2.3	42	8.5	42
Slipped, fell, stumbled, other	4	5.3	360	12.3	90	2	4.5	0	0.0	0
Slipped,fell,stumbled,etc. due to irregular surfac	1	1.3	0	0.0	0	–	–	0	0.0	0
Slipped,fell,stumbled,etc. due to object,ballast,	4	5.3	84	2.9	21	4	9.1	61	12.3	15
Slipped,fell,stumbled,etc. on oil, grease,etc.	2	2.7	5	0.2	3	1	2.3	0	0.0	0
Struck against object	2	2.7	11	0.4	6	2	4.5	7	1.4	4
All	42	56.0	1,922	65.7	46	28	63.6	298	60.1	7

Event codes replaced occurrence codes in 1997

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