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Contractor killed by machine part at Progress Rail's McCook, IL plant
S5 · ~Mar 2020 · Progress Rail (Caterpillar) · McCook, IL, USA
Record
| Company | Progress Rail (Caterpillar) |
| Industry | Rail suppliers |
| Type(s) | fatality |
| Date | ~Mar 2020 (month precision) |
| Time of day | not documented |
| Location | McCook, IL, USA · Progress Rail plant |
| Severity | (fatality or catastrophic loss) |
| Scale | 1 fatality |
| Confidence | medium |
| Verified flag | Yes - independently re-checked against the cited source |
Summary
Matt Barr, 37, an employee of Kato Engineering working at Progress Rail's McCook, Illinois facility, was struck by a machine part on March 10, 2020 and died at Loyola Medical Center; OSHA opened an investigation into whether Progress Rail complied with workplace safety regulations at the time.
Primary source
Publisher: Patch · Retrieved: 2026-09-16
Supporting source rows (1)
| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| ~Mar 2020 | Contractor killed by machine part at Progress Rail's McCook, IL plant | Patch | Patch |
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