49 CFR Appendix
Notification and Reporting of Accidents, Incidents, and Occurrences
November 18, 2020
Open Table
| Event/threshold | Human factors | Property damage | Types of events (examples) |
Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accident: Rail Transit Agency (RTA) to Notify State Safety Oversight Agency (SSOA) SSO and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) within two hours | —Fatality (occurring at the scene or within 30 days following the accident) —One or more persons suffering serious injury (Serious injury means any injury which: (1) Requires hospitalization for more than 48 hours, commencing within 7 days from the date of the injury was received; (2) results in a fracture of any bone (except simple fractures of fingers, toes, or nose); (3) causes severe hemorrhages, nerve, muscle, or tendon damage; (4) involves any internal organ; or (5) involves second- or third-degree burns, or any burns affecting more than 5 percent of the body surface.) |
—Property damage resulting from a collision involving a rail transit vehicle; or any derailment of a rail transit vehicle | —A collision between a rail transit vehicle and another rail transit vehicle —A collision at a grade crossing resulting in serious injury or fatality —A collision with a person resulting in serious injury or fatality —A collision with an object resulting in serious injury or fatality —A runaway train. —Evacuation due to life safety reasons. —A derailment (mainline or yard). —Fires resulting in a serious injury or fatality. |
—RTA to notify SSOA and FTA within 2 hours; Investigation required. —RTA to report to FTA within 30 days via the National Transit Database (NTD). —RTA to record for SMS Analysis. |
| Incident: RTA to Report to FTA (NTD) within 30 days | —A personal injury that is not a serious injury —One or more injuries requiring medical transportation away from the event |
—Non-collision-related damage to equipment, rolling stock, or infrastructure that disrupts the operations of a transit agency | —Evacuation of a train into the right-of-way or onto adjacent track; or customer self-evacuation —Certain low-speed collisions involving a rail transit vehicle that result in a non-serious injury or property damage —Damage to catenary or third-rail equipment that disrupts transit operations —Fires that result in a non-serious injury or property damage —A train stopping due to an obstruction in the tracks/“hard stops” —Most hazardous material spills. |
—RTA to report to FTA within 30 days via the National Transit Database (NTD). —RTA to record for SMS Analysis. |
| Occurrence: RTA to record data and make available for SSO and/or FTA review | —No personal injury | —Non-collision-related damage to equipment, rolling stock, or infrastructure that does not disrupt the operations of a transit agency | —Close Calls/Near Misses —Safety rule violations. —Violations of safety policies. —Damage to catenary or third-rail equipment that do not disrupt operations. —Vandalism or theft. |
—RTA will collect, track and analyze data on Occurrences to reduce the likelihood of recurrence and inform the practice of SMS. |
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