TRAIN ACCIDENTS ATTRIBUTED TO THE "NEGLIGENCE OF EMPLOYEES"

THE REPORT IDENTIFIES AND RANKS THE LEADING CAUSES OF TRAIN ACCIDENTS ATTRIBUTED TO THE NEGLIGENCE OF EMPLOYEES FOR THE PERIOD 1961-1970. ANALYSES OF THE LEADING ACCIDENT CAUSES ARE PERFORMED TO EXPLORE CONTRIBUTORY FACTORS SUCH AS RULES, RULE ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES, EQUIPMENT DESIGN OR MAINTENANCE, AND ENVIRONMENT. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ACCIDENTS ATTRIBUTED TO EMPLOYEE NEGLIGENCE AND EMPLOYEE TRAINING, RAILROAD SAFETY EFFORTS, THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE INDUSTRY, AND ORGANIZED LABOR'S ROLE IN ADVANCING SAFETY IS DISCUSSED. A RECOMMENDATION IS DIRECTED TO THE FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION TO ANALYZE THE IDENTIFIED LEADING ACCIDENT CAUSES AND TO TAKE APPROPRIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION. SAFETY BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS FROM PREVIOUS ACCIDENT REPORTS AND SPECIAL STUDIES ARE REITERATED AS APPLICABLE TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES IDENTIFIED IN THIS REPORT.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 23 PP
• Corporate Authors:

  National Transportation Safety Board

  490 L'Enfant Plaza, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20594
• Publication Date: 1972-5

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash causes; Human factors; Personnel; Railroad transportation; Regulations; Systems analysis
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222052
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 8 1973 12:00AM