( CNN ) -- Former `` Survivor '' contestant Caleb Bankston has died while working on a coal train near Birmingham , Alabama , a railway official told CNN . Bankston was a conductor on the Alabama Warrior Railway , a job he had held for seven months when Tuesday 's accident happened , said Ed McKechnie , an executive vice president for Watco , the railway 's parent company . Bankston , 27 , was a contestant on `` Survivor : Blood vs. Water '' last year , along with his fiance , Colton Cumbie , according the CBS show 's website . `` Our prayers continue to be with Caleb and his family , '' railway Senior Vice President Dan Smith said in a written statement . The railway began a `` safety stand down '' Wednesday morning , sending its workers to sessions `` to ensure all team members understood that nothing is more important than their safety , '' the company said . Federal Railroad Administration investigators were on the tracks Wednesday looking at what caused the accident , according to a railway statement . `` Once completed , our investigation will identify the root cause of the accident , and we will take all appropriate enforcement actions , '' Federal Railroad Administration spokesman Warren Flatau said . People we 've lost in 2014 .
Caleb Bankston was a conductor on a coal train for seven months . Bankston was a contestant on last year 's `` Survivor : Blood vs. Water '' Federal Railroad Administration investigators are on the scene in Alabama .