SEPTA
Robot types: Automation operator / site. Risk band: Elevated RobotRisk index 40.1/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 9 of 40 among Other companies with incidents (142 tracked).
Analyst brief
The record holds a single entry: a Norristown light rail vehicle striking a bumping post, severity 4, with NTSB findings attributing the event to automatic train control system design. This is a single crash investigated and characterized by a federal safety board, a regulator-driven record rather than a press-driven one. One entry with no prior history indicates an isolated event rather than a demonstrated pattern.
Risk index
Products and robot types
Industries: Other
Risk is scored per product and robot type: each incident is attributed to the product it names, or to the company's matching robot type.
| Robot type | Share of company risk | Rank within type |
|---|---|---|
| Automation operator / site | 100% | 3 of 13 |
Incident timeline
Comparisons over time
Per-type breakdown
| Incident type | Unique incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| crash | 1 | 100% |
Unique incident list
1 unique incident on file for this company.
| Sev | Date | Type | Location | Incident | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S4 | 11 May 2025 | crash | Norristown, PA, USA | Norristown LRV strikes bumping post; NTSB faults ATC design · 1 train, 12 injured (2 serious) | NBC10 Philadelphia |
S4 11 May 2025 · crash · Norristown LRV strikes bumping post; NTSB faults ATC design
| Sev | Date | Supporting source row | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S4 | 11 May 2025 | Norristown LRV strikes bumping post; NTSB faults ATC design | NBC10 Philadelphia |
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