A train derailment that trapped and seriously injured a Denver rail worker happened when a railroad switch was in the wrong position, causing railcars to crash into a train that was already on the line.
The crash happened in the early hours of Aug. 5 at BNSF Railway’s Globeville yard in Denver and trapped the train conductor under one of the derailed cars. The man’s leg was later amputated.
The train had just arrived from Lincoln, Nebraska, and crew members were trying to use the train to push another train down the tracks, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary investigation report released Tuesday.
But the switch, which allows trains to be moved between different tracks, was instead lined up to move the train onto a line that was already occupied, federal officials said.
The crash derailed eight cars total, including three from the train that was hit. The conductor was thrown from the train, which fell onto him as it derailed.
NTSB officials said the next phase of the investigation will focus on identifying and preventing industry hazards, training on the right way to use switches and procedures for “shoving movements.”
This is a developing story and may be updated.
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