Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation

Industry Summary

With employment in this industry reaching new highs, the 4,802 businesses operating in the Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation industry are sure to make protecting the estimated total of 100,076 employees reported in 2015 a top priority. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

On Thursday, November 3rd 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in New York, NY which had occured previously at Mta Nyct Church Avenue. A 49 year old Rail-Track Laying & Maintenance Equipment Operator) had been injured when the
OSHA ID90517.015
Accident Date2016-11-03
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 12:15 a.m. on November 3, 2016, a transit employee was struck and killed by a subway train while setting up warning lights for a construction zone on the subway tracks. The employee was struck and killed while the workzone was being set up.
OSHA investigators arrived in New York, NY on Thursday, November 3rd 2016 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Mta Nyct Church Avenue. A 53 year old Rail-Track Laying & Maintenance Equipment Operator) had been killed when the
OSHA ID90517.015
Accident Date2016-11-03
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 12:15 a.m. on November 3, 2016, a transit employee was struck and killed by a subway train while setting up warning lights for a construction zone on the subway tracks. The employee was struck and killed while the workzone was being set up.
The accident investigation below was opened on Sunday, August 7th 2016 by OSHA representitives in WARREN, OH at Road and Rail Services. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the compressed or pinched by shifting objected or equipment
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-08-07
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee opened one of the two doors on the rail cars. The door swung around and made contact with the plate and the employee's finger resulting in a distal amputation.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
1.14
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 355
450%
Inspection Rate: 0.3
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 10

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