Special Investigation Report on Railroad and Rail Transit Roadway Worker Protection
During 2013, 11 railroad roadway workers died while doing their jobs, representing the largest number of railroad roadway workers killed while on duty in one year since 1995, when 12 died. Also in 2013, four rail transit roadway workers died. This special investigation report describes the results of a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation of these 15 deaths. The report identifies and discusses the circumstances of these deaths, which included falls from bridges, incidents involving bucket lifts, strikes by moving equipment, and natural hazards, including a mudslide. The report also identifies the following recurring safety issues: job briefings, regulation and safety oversight, the Fatality Analysis of Maintenance-of-Way Employees and Signalmen Committee, and safety culture and safety management systems. Safety recommendations to the Federal Railroad Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the Fatality Analysis of Maintenance-of-Way Employees and Signalmen Committee are included.
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National Transportation Safety Board
490 L'Enfant Plaza, SW
Washington, DC United States 20594 - Publication Date: 2014-9-24
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; Photos; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 68p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Crash causes; Falls; Fatalities; Lifting equipment; Occupational safety; Rail transit; Railroad crashes; Railroad safety; Recommendations; Regulation; Safety management
- Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01544570
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: NTSB/SIR-14/03, PB2015-100583, Notation 8595
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Nov 24 2014 3:28PM