(Source: SMART-TD press release, December 16, 2019)
SMART Transportation Division member Curtis C. McConihay of Local 1386 (Parkersburg, W.Va.) was killed in an accident on CSX property in Washington, W.Va., on Saturday.
Brother McConihay, 32, was a U.S. military veteran and lived in Southside, W.Va., with his wife, Megan, and their two daughters. He joined SMART-TD in May 2015 and was a conductor for CSX.
SMART-TD National Safety Director Jerry Gibson has requested that the National Transportation Safety Board launch an investigation into the accident due to divergences in the reports of the circumstances surrounding the fatal accident. Gibson continues to be in contact with the agency.
CSX and the Federal Railroad Administration are currently the only parties investigating.
However, Gibson states that an internal report into the incident will be performed by SMART-TD.
SMART-TD offers its sincere condolences to Brother McConihay’s family and friends and to the members of Local 1386 who worked with him and knew him.
This post will be updated with additional information as it becomes available.