New video obtained by 5 Investigates shows an MBTA transit ambassador with his arm stuck in a door at Harvard Station last December. The video shows the woman being able to pull her hand out of the door just as the train started to leave the station. According to an incident report obtained earlier this week, an MBTA transit ambassador and a transit ambassador supervisor were talking on the north platform of Harvard Station on Dec. 17 when the 61-year-old supervisor tried to hold the train and ran into the door. He said he stuck his hand in. , but the door didn’t open. The transportation ambassador helped the supervisor escape through the door and then reported the accident to the traffic control center. The supervisor did not call the OCC himself, but told the manager that his right hand was hurting but did not require medical attention. The pilot light went out when the door closed, but the driver also put his head back in the cab before returning to the driver’s seat, according to the report. Upon inspection, the train’s doors were found to be working properly. In this case, the accident was determined to have been preventable, and the driver, who was hired two years ago, was suspended for 10 years. There were at least two other incidents in December where people got bags or body parts stuck in Red Line doors. The door systems on his two cars on the train were functioning properly, according to a safety report. Third, parts were found to be “worn, making the door less responsive to obstacles.” According to each incident report, the MBTA typically tests door safety mechanisms with 7/8-inch dowels, but in the December incident, an object as large as a hand or arm triggered the safety mechanism. That never happened. Additionally, in one case, a camera that was supposed to help the driver see the train was misaligned, and in another, the driver did not continue to monitor until all obstruction indicators had disappeared. It is said that According to the report, some of the MBTA’s responses to these incidents include contacting motorists with safety incident bulletins, station announcements, and signs warning passengers to be careful near doors. includes creating.Video below: People and bags caught in Red Line door
New video obtained by 5 Investigates shows an MBTA transit ambassador with his arm stuck in a door at Harvard Station last December.
The video shows the woman being able to pull her hand out of the door just as the train started to leave the station.
According to an incident report obtained earlier this week, an MBTA transit ambassador and a transit ambassador supervisor were talking on the north platform of Harvard Station on Dec. 17 when the 61-year-old supervisor tried to hold the train and ran into the door. He said he stuck his hand in. , but the door didn’t open.
The transportation ambassador helped the supervisor escape through the door and then reported the accident to the traffic control center. The supervisor did not personally call his OCC, but informed the manager that his right hand was hurting but did not require medical attention.
The pilot light went out when the door closed, but the driver also pulled his head back into the cabin before the light went out, the report said.
Upon inspection, the train’s doors were found to be working properly.
In this case, the accident was determined to have been preventable, and the driver, who was employed two years ago, was suspended for 10 days and given re-training.
There were at least two other incidents in December where people got bags or body parts stuck in Red Line doors.
The door systems on two of the trains were functioning properly, according to a safety report. Third, some parts were found to be “worn, making the door less responsive to obstacles.”
In each incident report, the MBTA typically tests door safety mechanisms using 7/8-inch dowels, but in the December incident, an object the size of a hand or arm caused the safety mechanism to trip. It points out that it did not. Additionally, in one case, a camera that was supposed to help the driver see the train was misaligned, and in another, the driver did not continue monitoring until all obstruction indicators were cleared.
According to the report, the MBTA’s response to these incidents includes communicating safety incident alerts to drivers, making station announcements, and developing signs warning passengers to be careful near doors. It is said that this was included.
Video below: People and bags caught in Red Line door
