Safety & Health Site Inspection

Detail Report

 

Date:      June 6&7, 2001                                     Location:  Mountain Subdivision

 

Inspection Made By: Field Ops Site Inspection Sub-Committee

 

Class “A”             - A condition or practice likely to cause permanent disability, loss of life or body part and  extensive loss of structure, equipment of material.

 

Class “B”             - A condition or practice likely to cause serious injury/illness, resulting temporary disability or property damage that is disruptive but less severe than Class “A”.

 

Class “C”             - A condition or practice likely to cause minor nondisabling injury/illness and/or non disruptive damage.

 

Item

Location

Remarks, Comments, Recommendations

Action

By

Class

Done

M01

Greely

Eastward Mile Board North track obscured by trees.

EAP

C

 

M02

White to Glacier

Junction boxes at crossover location in state of disrepair.  Creates a tripping and fall hazard.

SJP

B

 

M03

Mile 100.9

Walkway on bridge in need of repair.  Falling hazard.

JC

B

 

M04

Signal # 991

Signal mast ladder bent.  Falling hazard.

SJP

A

 

M05

Mile 89.4

Manual crossover switch on main track, Racor switch, does not have a target.   

EAP

C

 

M06

Mile 86.3 C

Bridge hand rail in need of repair.  Fall hazard.

JC

A

 

M07

Glacier

West end back track switch has short handle on 136 lb switch.  Recommend long handle.  Potential hazard of back injury.

SS

B

 

M08

Connaught Tunnel

First three gas mask boxes on west end only have one gas mask, require two masks.

SJP

B

 

M09

Connaught Tunnel

Gas mask boxes hard to see.  Recommend refelctorized tape on these boxes.

SJP

C

 

M10

Connaught Tunnel

Walking conditions – ditches on each side creating hazardous walking conditions.

JC

C

 

M11

Signal #742 C

Guard rails are needed around signal masts.  Falling hazard.

SJP

A

 

 

M12

Mile 68.2

Rogers both sides of bridge off main scrap to clean up.

SS

C

 

M13

Rogers

Watering shed – knuckles cleanup for re use. 

SS

C

 

M14

Rogers Wye

No track end sign at end of Wye.

SS

C

 

M15

Mile 64.6

Whistle post lying on ground.

SS

C

 

M16

Mile 63.0

Scrap rail and junk around switch.

SS

C

 

M17

Mile 54.3 to 54.1

Three locations of culverts with no fall protection.  This area is very dangerous.

SS

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M18

Macdonald Tunnel

Radio system – telephone call utilizing radio was inadequate, poor transmission receiver unable to hear.

SJP

C

 

M19

Signal #760M

Signal ladder needs guard railing.  Fall hazard.

RC

A

 

M20

Signal 759M

Signal ladder needs guard railing. Fall hazard.

RC

A

 

M21

Signal 742M

Signal ladder needs guard railing. Fall hazard

RC

A

 

M22

Mile 74.4 M

Culvert with no fall protection.  Fall hazard.

SS

A

 

M23

Mile 70.0 M

Scrap rail.  Tripping hazard.

SS

C

 

M24

Mile 50.1

Hi rail take off crossing plank on south side not being held by spikes and elevated above rail and being struck by locomotives.  Potential for serious consequences.

SS

A

 

M25

Golden Yard Windemere Sub

A and B track temporary whistle posts knocked over and not visible.  Crossing incident hazard.

SS

A

 

M26

Mile 34.1

Track rail south side. Tripping hazard.

SS

C

 

M27

Mile 33.1

Track material both sides of bridge.  Tripping hazard.

SS

C

 

M28

 Mile 30.0

A Warning Blasting sign was left up, sign advised to contact Foreman.  Employees might ignore sign.

SS

C

 

M29

Glenogle

East end back track switch Glenogle has scraps of track material TP&E.  Tripping hazard.

SS

C

 

M30

Mile 9.0

Scrap rail close proximity to ROW.  Tripping hazard.

SS

C

 

M31

Field Yard

CWR rail between tracks #2 and 3. Tripping hazard.

SS

C

 

M32

Field Yard

Hole on north side of main track across from bunkhouse.  Tripping hazard.

SS

C