The location of railroads in or near our plants are commonplace. The
Aluminium Plant Safety Blog has posted incidents involving the hazard associated
with railroad crossings. Here is a recent incident emphasizing the need for
caution whenever using a railroad crossingg:
Many of our facilities are either served by railroads or there
are railroads nearby. Many of the railroad crossins
On Thursday, the Richland Parish Sheriff along with the Delhi
Police Department responded to a train accident in Delhi.
The Sheriff
said the accident happened around 10 a.m. near Highway 80 and Depot Street. The
sheriff said an 18-wheeler was hit by a Kansas City Southern train. He said the
driver was crossing the tracks but got stuck in traffic and could not move
forward. The sheriff said the train smashed into the back of the trailer.
No injuries were reported, but the sheriff said drivers should
be more alert.
"The
thing is with these 18-wheelers crossing these tracks they need to make sure
they can get their whole truck across the tracks before they stop, he said.
"Because you never know when a train coming and you don't have that much
time to get off the tracks. And what I want to say is just be very careful at
these railroad crossings."
The
18-wheeler was owned by Sapa, an aluminum company located blocks away from
where the accident happened.
It is unknown if the truck driver was in the vehicle when the train
hit it. Regardless, the Aluminium Plant Safety Blog is glad that no one is
injured in this incident. The importance of training your personnel on railway
crossing safety cannot be underestimated.
Finding the appropriate safety information for any hazard is necessary
to training your personnel. The Aluminium Plant Safety Blog finds the
information from Operational Lifesaver. Operation Lifesaver is a nonprofit
public safety education and awareness organization dedicated to reducing
collisions, fatalities and injuries at highway-rail crossings and trespassing
on or near railroad tracks. This group can be found here.
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