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FAMES REPORT: FATAL ACCIDENTS INVOLVING BOOM/CRANE USAGE ON ROADWAY
MAINTENANCE MACHINES
The FAMES Committee reviewed available data1 from 9 fatal railroad
accidents occurring since 1997 in which a boom on an RMM was in use.

Roadway workers and machine operators can become engrossed in their
tasks when assigned to work with or near boom-equipped RMMs2 and
various tasks often require ground workers to be in close proximity to
the swing radius.

The available data indicates that noise, communication challenges,
machine operator line of sight, and the presence of moving loads
increase the complexity of the task. These factors warrant heightened
safety awareness and hazard mitigation...

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