NTSB's report about the June 2009 fatal collision of two trains on the Washington, D.C., Metro system's Red Line blames a bad control circuit but also indicts a safety program that is being overhauled.
It recognizes business units that maintain a total injury frequency rate of less than 10 and a lost-time injury frequency rate of less than one per million man-hours worked.
“Too many families lose loved ones each year on our nation’s roadways," said Rep. Brett Guthrie. "The I-65 corridor in Kentucky has seen several tragedies this year. Hopefully this program will help to improve safety in these dangerous areas.”
A maintenance worker was seriously hurt in May 2008 when he entered a robotic work cell, even though the fully automated robot had not been switched to manual mode, because he wanted to watch its operating cycle. That had become common practice at the plant, according to HSE.