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After the engineer stopped a consist of 55 railcars, the conductor fouled the track and went between two railcars to apply the hand brake on one of the railcars being spotted on a yard track. As the conductor was applying the hand brake located at the rear of the railcar, the railcar began to roll backward on a descending grade and struck the conductor, causing severe injuries to his lower legs. The hand brake was partially applied when the accident occurred.
The NTSB is an independent federal agency which determines the probable causes of civil aviation, railroad, transit, highway, marine, pipeline, and commercial space accidents.
