A-3 Accidents-1972

Name/Title

A-3 Accidents-1972

Entry/Object ID

0001.B0032.0003

Scope and Content

File A-3, Accidents. Folder 1 of 3.

Category

Accident Reports, Reports, Accidents/Derailments/Wrecks, Caboose #23, Diesel Locomotives, Locomotive #401, Vehicles, Ore Cars
Archival Materials, Cabooses, Rolling Stock, Locomotives, Freight Cars

Acquisition

Accession

0001.1

Source or Donor

Kennecott Copper Company

Acquisition Method

Gift

Archive Details

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Bureau of Mines Notice

Description

Notice from the Bureau of Mines on a safety violation for unsecured cylinders, 12-12-1972.

Creator

Bureau of Mines

Date(s) of Creation

December 12, 1972

Title

Accident Statements-McGuire

Description

Accident statements from John Reck and Richard Crane about an accident injuring McGuire, November 21, 1972.

Creator

John Reck, Richard Crane

Date(s) of Creation

November 21, 1972

Title

Safety Posters

Description

Correspondence regarding safety posters in Spanish, September 27, 1972.

Creator

C.R. Smith

Title

Damage to Caboose #23

Description

Correspondence regarding damage sustained by Caboose #23 when it was struck by kicked cars in the East Ely ore yard on August 18, 1972 with the fault found to be with the crews lack of attention, September 18, 1972.

Creator

Jack H. Marsh

Date(s) of Creation

September 18, 1972

Title

Rail-Highway Grade Crossing Accidents

Description

Report of rail-highway grade-crossing accidents for the year ending December 31, 1971.

Creator

Federal Railroad Administration

Date(s) of Creation

1972

Title

Accident-Morrison and Weatherly Truck

Description

Correspondence regarding an accident between a Morrison and Weatherly truck and an ore train of empties at the lime quarry on July 21, 1972.

Creator

W.H. Winn, Boyd K. Smith

Title

Safety Posters

Description

Correspondence regarding safety posters in Spanish, September 27, 1972.

Creator

C.R. Smith

Date(s) of Creation

July 6, 1972

Title

Railroad Accident Investigation Report No. 4179

Description

SP railroad accident investigation report no. 4179 at Truckee, California from the FRA April 22, 1971.

Creator

Federal Railroad Administration

Date(s) of Creation

April 22, 1971

Title

Accident Statistics

Description

Request by the AAR for accident statistics, May 16, 1972.

Creator

Association of American Railroads

Date(s) of Creation

May 16, 1972

Title

Accident Investigation-Hammer

Description

Accident investigation for the injury of Clarence Hammer on May 3, 1972, May 4, 1972.

Creator

Boyd K. Smith

Date(s) of Creation

May 4, 1972

Title

Safety Films for Railroads

Description

Booklet listing safety films for railroads from the National Safety Council, 1970 Edition.

Creator

National Safety Council

Date(s) of Creation

1970

Title

Truck-Locomotive Accident

Description

Correspondence, newspaper clipping and statement regarding a truck with teenagers striking the side of the locomotive #401 near McGill Junction on March 14, 1972.

Creator

Harold Millard Peterson, Marion N. McIntosh, Ely Daily Times

Date(s) of Creation

March 14, 1972 - March 15, 1972

Title

Voucher-Reyes

Description

Correspondence regarding a voucher for Walter Reyes for compensation, February 23, 1972.

Creator

Harold Millard Peterson

Date(s) of Creation

February 23, 1972

Title

Derailment Cleaning Costs

Description

Costs to clear up a derailment and repair cars that occurred on January 11, 1972.

Creator

Ferrel Workman, Danny Smith

Date(s) of Creation

February 10, 1972 - February 15, 1972

Title

Safety Posters

Description

Correspondence regarding safety posters in Spanish, February 8, 1972.

Creator

C.R. Smith

Date(s) of Creation

February 8, 1972

Title

Accident Statement-Derailment at Cannon

Description

Statement regarding a derailment at Cannon, Rock Cut, January 29, 1972.

Creator

Jack H. Marsh

Date(s) of Creation

January 29, 1972

Title

Railroad Accident Investigation Summary Report No. 12

Description

Penn Central Transportation Co. railroad accident investigation summary report no. 12, March 26, 1971.

Creator

Federal Railroad Administration

Date(s) of Creation

March 26, 1972

Title

Meeting Memorandum AAR

Description

Memorandum of a meeting between the AAR and the Departments of Labor and Transportation, January 13, 1972.

Creator

Association of American Railroads

Date(s) of Creation

January 13, 1972

Title

Traffic Control

Description

Correspondence advising that the KCC security force would no longer provide traffic control at the First Street and Avenue F crossing in McGill, January 10, 1972.

Creator

Boyd K. Smith

Date(s) of Creation

January 10, 1972

Title

NTSB Special Study

Description

National Transportation Safety Board special study "Train Accidents Attributed to the 'Negligence of Employees,'" May 24, 1972.

Creator

National Transportation Safety Board

Date(s) of Creation

March 24, 1972

Dimensions

Height

11 in

Width

8-1/2 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Harold Millard Peterson, Bureau of Mines, Jack H. Marsh, Ed Martinez, Jack H. Marsh, Federal Railroad Administration, Boyd K. Smith, W.H. Winn, Morrison & Weatherly, Clarence Hammer, George Williams, Leo Burkhart, Vern Johnson, Dave Tidwell, Oliver Ferrari, KCC Nevada Mines Division, Allen-Howe Specialties Corp., John Joint, Rust Engineering Construction, National Safety Council, G.V. Austin, John Charles Kinnear, Jr., Ely Daily Times, Jerry Christiansen, J. Nichols, Archie Robison

Related Places

Place

Location

Lime Quarry, Smelter

Region

Steptoe Valley

County

White Pine

State/Province

Nevada

Country

U.S.A.

Continent

North America

City

McGill