Railroaders place to shoot the shit.

Members Login
Username 
 
Password 
    Remember Me  
Burning Journal -> Yard Shanty -> Fatality in Terre Haute
Post Info TOPIC: Fatality in Terre Haute
Cy Valley


Upgraded Condition

Status: Offline
Posts: 15621
Date:
Fatality in Terre Haute
Permalink  
 

Railroad worker killed by derailed tank car

Updated: Sep 11, 2008 05:15 PM EDT

adtext_horiz_180.gif
pxl_trans.gif

Terre Haute - Officials say an railroad company employee died after he was struck by a tanker car that derailed in Terre Haute.

The Vigo County Coroner's office says 42-year-old Philip T. Myers of Clay City was pronounced dead Wednesday at Terre Haute Regional Hospital of blunt force trauma to the head.

Indiana Rail Road Co. spokesman Chris Rund says Myers was part of a two-man crew working on the property of Tangent Rail Products, which makes railroad ties.

Rund says company officials are trying to determine why the tanker car derailed as it was being pushed slowly down a railroad spur.

Rund says he believes Myers' death is the company's first employee fatality. Indiana Rail Road operates a 500 miles of track in Indiana and Illinois.

(Copyright 2008 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)



__________________

Chilean Night Skies
Snippy


Force Majeure

Status: Offline
Posts: 23400
Date:
Permalink  
 

A BLET Brother.

RIP.


http://www.ble-t.org/pr/news/newsflash.asp?id=4692

__________________

Elmo?? Hell, no!
Cy Valley


Upgraded Condition

Status: Offline
Posts: 15621
Date:
Permalink  
 

That territory was once Soo Line, then CP Rail, so he went to the Indiana Railroad when they bought it out a couple of years ago. Such a shame.

__________________

Chilean Night Skies
Page 1 of 1  sorted by
 
Quick Reply

Please log in to post quick replies.
Burning Journal -> Yard Shanty -> Fatality in Terre Haute
Chatbox
Please log in to join the chat!