MBTA
Products: n/a. Risk band: High RobotRisk index 56.7/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 3 of 45 among Other companies with incidents (53 tracked).
Analyst brief
The record contains two entries tied to the same underlying event: a 2022 fatality in which a Red Line rider was dragged to death after a door-control-system short circuit, and a 2025 entry recording the resulting $5 million regulatory settlement, both severity 5. This is a single incident followed by its regulatory resolution, not two independent failures. The maximum severity rating on both entries reflects the fatal outcome and the settlement's formal regulatory disposition. MBTA's index of 56.7 ranks 3 of 45 companies in Other with incident history.
Risk index
Incident timeline
Comparisons over time
Per-type breakdown
| Incident type | Unique incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| regulatory | 1 | 50% |
| fatality | 1 | 50% |
Unique incident list
2 unique incidents on file for this company.
| Sev | Date | Type | Location | Incident | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S5 | 10 Apr 2025 | regulatory | Boston, MA, USA | MBTA pays $5M settlement over Red Line door-dragging death · 1 fatality / systemwide door-safety scrutiny | Boston Herald / WBUR |
| S5 | 10 Apr 2022 | fatality | Boston, MA, USA | Red Line rider dragged to death after door-control-system short circuit · 1 train / 1 fatality | WCVB |
S5 10 Apr 2025 · regulatory · MBTA pays $5M settlement over Red Line door-dragging death
| Sev | Date | Supporting source row | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S5 | 10 Apr 2025 | MBTA pays $5M settlement over Red Line door-dragging death | Boston Herald / WBUR |
S5 10 Apr 2022 · fatality · Red Line rider dragged to death after door-control-system short circuit
| Sev | Date | Supporting source row | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S5 | 10 Apr 2022 | Red Line rider dragged to death after door-control-system short circuit | WCVB |
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