Norfolk Southern Conductor Killed in Incident at Cleveland-Cliffs Facility
A fatal incident occurred as a Norfolk Southern train moved through a crossing at the Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works steel plant.
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Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News
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Norfolk Southern Corp.
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conductor was fatally injured early Tuesday morning at a
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
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worksite in Ohio.
The death comes as Norfolk Southern deals with scrutiny over its operations following two recent derailments in Ohio, including one that resulted in the release of hazardous chemicals in East Palestine.
The railroad operator said Tuesday that the conductor,
Louis Shuster,
was struck by a dump truck as a Norfolk Southern train was moving through a crossing at the Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works steel plant in Cleveland.
The National Transportation Safety Board is looking into the incident and has sent investigators to the scene, according to a tweet from the agency on Tuesday.
The cleanup continues at the site of a Norfolk Southern freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
Photo:
Matt Freed/Associated Press
Norfolk Southern said it is working with Cleveland Police Department and Cleveland-Cliffs representatives to confirm the details of the incident. The company said it has also gotten in touch with the conductor’s family and has been in contact with Ohio Gov.
Mike DeWine,
SMART-TD union leadership and Cleveland-Cliffs leadership.
“We are grieving the loss of a colleague today,” Norfolk Southern said. “Our hearts go out to his loved ones during this extremely difficult time.”
Representatives for Cleveland-Cliffs didn’t respond to requests for comment.
The crash comes a day after Norfolk Southern said it would add 200 temperature detectors along its tracks as part of a wider push to enhance safety in the aftermath of the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine and a second major derailment that happened over the weekend in Springfield, Ohio.
Federal officials have said that the derailment in East Palestine occurred after a wheel bearing on a hopper car overheated and failed.
No injuries or hazardous material spills were reported from the Springfield derailment, in which 20 of the train’s 212 cars derailed. The NTSB sent investigators to the site of the derailment on Monday as cleanup efforts continue.
Norfolk Southern Chief Executive
Alan Shaw
is slated to testify before a Senate panel on Thursday about the East Palestine derailment.
Write to Dean Seal at [email protected]
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A fatal incident occurred as a Norfolk Southern train moved through a crossing at the Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works steel plant.
Photo:
Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News
A
Norfolk Southern Corp.
NSC -2.39%
conductor was fatally injured early Tuesday morning at a
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
CLF -2.16%
worksite in Ohio.
The death comes as Norfolk Southern deals with scrutiny over its operations following two recent derailments in Ohio, including one that resulted in the release of hazardous chemicals in East Palestine.
The railroad operator said Tuesday that the conductor,
Louis Shuster,
was struck by a dump truck as a Norfolk Southern train was moving through a crossing at the Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works steel plant in Cleveland.
The National Transportation Safety Board is looking into the incident and has sent investigators to the scene, according to a tweet from the agency on Tuesday.
The cleanup continues at the site of a Norfolk Southern freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
Photo:
Matt Freed/Associated Press
Norfolk Southern said it is working with Cleveland Police Department and Cleveland-Cliffs representatives to confirm the details of the incident. The company said it has also gotten in touch with the conductor’s family and has been in contact with Ohio Gov.
Mike DeWine,
SMART-TD union leadership and Cleveland-Cliffs leadership.
“We are grieving the loss of a colleague today,” Norfolk Southern said. “Our hearts go out to his loved ones during this extremely difficult time.”
Representatives for Cleveland-Cliffs didn’t respond to requests for comment.
The crash comes a day after Norfolk Southern said it would add 200 temperature detectors along its tracks as part of a wider push to enhance safety in the aftermath of the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine and a second major derailment that happened over the weekend in Springfield, Ohio.
Federal officials have said that the derailment in East Palestine occurred after a wheel bearing on a hopper car overheated and failed.
No injuries or hazardous material spills were reported from the Springfield derailment, in which 20 of the train’s 212 cars derailed. The NTSB sent investigators to the site of the derailment on Monday as cleanup efforts continue.
Norfolk Southern Chief Executive
Alan Shaw
is slated to testify before a Senate panel on Thursday about the East Palestine derailment.
Write to Dean Seal at [email protected]
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