An Analysis of Escalator-Related Injuries in Metro Stations in Guangzhou, 2013-2015
In order to reduce the probability and severity of escalator-related accidents and enhance the safety of passengers, this study analyzed 950 escalator-related accidents in Guangzhou metro stations to understand the character of escalator-related accidents and identify risk factors in such accidents. The data extracted from Management Information System of Guangzhou Metro covers the site and time of the accident, age and gender of the victims, escalator condition and injurious information. The results from the statistical analysis indicated that the majority of the escalator-related accidents was caused by loss of balance (287 cases, 30.2%), passengers’ carrying out other tasks (214 cases, 22.5%), not holding the handrail (168 cases, 17.7%) and unhealthy passengers (18 cases, 9.3%). Approximately half of all escalator-related injuries were seen in elderly passengers (aged 65 years and above). Female passengers (65.9%) are more likely to be involved an escalator-related injury than male passengers (34.1%). The most common hazard pattern for all age groups was a fall, accounting for 91.1% of all injuries, while entrapment accounted for 3.1% of all injuries and 26.8% of injuries among children who were younger than 7 years. These results based on the analysis of current accidents data can be used to help metro operation corporation develop effective injury prevention measures and document the need for continued improvement of escalator safety in metro stations.
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Supplemental Notes:
- This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AP018T Task Force on Transit Safety and Security. Alternate title: Analysis of Escalator-Related Injuries in Metro Stations in Guangzhou, China, 2013-2015
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Corporate Authors:
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Authors:
- Xing, Yingying
- Lu, Jian John
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Conference:
- Transportation Research Board 96th Annual Meeting
- Location: Washington DC, United States
- Date: 2017-1-8 to 2017-1-12
- Date: 2017
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 16p
- Monograph Title: TRB 96th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Escalators; Injuries; Passengers; Subway stations
- Geographic Terms: Guangzhou (China)
- Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01631472
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: 17-05832
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Mar 30 2017 5:08PM