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E86C Bottom outlet car door attachment defective
E89C Other car door defects (Provide detail description in narrative)
General Mechanical and Electrical Failures
E99C Other mechanical and electrical failures, (CAR) (Provide detailed description in narrative)
E99L Other mechanical and electrical failures, (LOCOMOTIVE) (Provide detailed description in narrative)
TRAIN OPERATION - HUMAN FACTORS
Brakes, Use of
H008 Improper operation of train line air connections (bottling the air)
H017 Failure to properly secure engine(s) (railroad employee)
H018 Failure to properly secure hand brake on car(s) (railroad employee)
H019 Failure to release hand brakes on car(s) (railroad employee)
H020 Failure to apply sufficient number of hand brakes on car(s) (railroad employee)
H021 Failure to apply hand brakes on car(s) (railroad employee)
APPENDIX C - Continued
Train Accident Appendix C - 7 Cause Codes
FRA Guide for Preparing Accident/Incident Reports
H022 Failure to properly secure engine(s) or car(s) (non railroad employee)
H025 Failure to control speed of car using hand brake (railroad employee)
H099 Use of brakes, other (Provide detailed description in narrative)
Employee Physical Condition
H101 Impairment of efficiency or judgment because of drugs or alcohol
H102 Incapacitation due to injury or illness
H103 Employee restricted in work or motion
H104 Employee asleep
H199 Employee physical condition, other (Provide detailed description in narrative)
Flagging, Fixed, Hand and Radio Signals
H201 Blue Signal, absence of
H202 Blue Signal, improperly displayed
H205 Flagging, improper or failure to flag
H206 Flagging signal, failure to comply
H207 Hand signal, failure to comply
H208 Hand signal improper
H209 Hand signal, failure to give/receive
H210 Radio communication, failure to comply
H211 Radio communication, improper
H212 Radio communication, failure to give/receive
H217 Failure to observe hand signals given during a wayside inspection of moving train
H218 Failure to comply with failed equipment detector warning or with applicable train inspection rules.
H219 Fixed signal (other than automatic block or interlocking signal), improperly displayed.
H220 Fixed signal (other than automatic block or interlocking signal), failure to comply.
H221 Automatic block or interlocking signal displaying a stop indication - failure to comply.*
H222 Automatic block or interlocking signal displaying other than a stop indication - failure to comply.*
H299 Other signal causes (Provide detailed description in narrative)
Note for Codes H221, H222, and H605: For accidents involving noncompliance by crew members
with the indication of block or interlocking signals, the appropriate human factor cause relating to
failure to comply with the signal should always be used as the primary cause. Code H605, “Failure
to comply with restricted speed in connection with the restrictive indication of a block or interlocking
signal,” should be shown as the contributing cause in those accidents arising from noncompliance
with block or interlocking signal conveying a restrictive indication. Code H607 may be used as the
primary cause code when the accident did not involve block or interlocking signals, but arose due to
noncompliance by crew members with timetable special instructions, equipment restrictions, and/or
operating rules or procedures.
General Switching Rules
H301 Car(s) shoved out and left out of clear
H302 Cars left foul
H303 Derail, failure to apply or remove
H304 Hazardous materials regulations, failure to comply
H305 Instruction to train/yard crew improper
H306 Shoving movement, absence of man on or at leading end of movement
APPENDIX C - Continued
Train Accident Appendix C - 8 Cause Codes
FRA Guide for Preparing Accident/Incident Reports
H307 Shoving movement, man on or at leading end of movement, failure to control
H308 Skate, failure to remove or place
H309 Failure to stretch cars before shoving
H310 Failure to couple
H311 Moving cars while loading ramp/hose/chute/cables/bridge plate, etc., not in proper position
H312 Passed couplers (other than automated classification yard)
H313 Retarder, improper manual operation
H314 Retarder yard skate improperly applied
H315 Portable derail, improperly applied
H316 Manual intervention of classification yard automatic control system modes by operator
H317 Humping or cutting off in motion equipment susceptible to damage, or to cause damage to other equipment
H318 Kicking or dropping cars, inadequate precautions
H399 Other general switching rules (Provide detailed description in narrative)
Main Track Authority
H401 Failure to stop train in clear
H402 Motor car or on-track equipment rules, failure to comply
H403 Movement of engine(s) or car(s) without authority (railroad employee)
H404 Train order, track warrant, track bulletin, or timetable authority, failure to comply
H405 Train orders, track warrants, direct traffic control, track bulletins, radio, error in preparation, transmission
or delivery
H406 Train orders, track warrants, direct traffic control, track bulletins, written, error in preparation, transmission
or delivery
H499 Other main track authority causes (Provide detailed description in narrative)
Train Handling/Train Makeup
H501 Improper train make-up at initial terminal
H502 Improper placement of cars in train between terminals
H503 Buffing or slack action excessive, train handling
H504 Buffing or slack action excessive, train makeup
H505 Lateral drawbar force on curve excessive, train handling
H506 Lateral drawbar force on curve excessive, train makeup
H507 Lateral drawbar force on curve excessive, car geometry (short car/long car combination)
H508 Improper train make-up
H509 Improper train inspection