Yard shunt P35, shunter fell into path of wagon, Palmerston North, 6 September 1996
Status
Closed
Occurrence Date
Report Publication Date
Jurisdiction
NZ
Legacy Inquiry Number
96-115
On Friday, 6 September 1996, at about 0200 hours, P35 Shunt operated by Tranz Rail Limited was shunting in Palmerston North Yard. During a propelling movement to place wagons the shunter fell under the wagons and was killed instantly. Safety issues addressed in the report are the frequency of shunting fatalities, and the effectiveness of compliance monitoring of recently certified and relatively inexperienced staff.
Location
Palmerston North (-40.328882,175.626031) [may be approximate]