Sperry Rail Service
Products: n/a. Risk band: Elevated RobotRisk index 26.5/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 5 of 12 among Rail suppliers companies with incidents (141 tracked).
Analyst brief
Sperry Rail Service's record contains two linked entries: a 2015 FRA fine for a missed rail defect inspection and the associated CSX crude-oil train derailment and fire at Mount Carbon, WV, rated severity 3 and severity 4 respectively. The record pairs a regulatory enforcement action with a consequence event tied to the same inspection, making this a regulator-driven pattern rather than a diffuse press narrative. Sperry Rail Service's index of 26.5 ranks 5 of 12 companies in Rail suppliers with incident history. Both entries cluster within months of each other in 2015, showing concentration rather than a spread trajectory.
Risk index
Incident timeline
Comparisons over time
Per-type breakdown
| Incident type | Unique incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| crash | 1 | 50% |
| regulatory | 1 | 50% |
Unique incident list
2 unique incidents on file for this company.
| Sev | Date | Type | Location | Incident | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S4 | 15 Feb 2015 | crash | Mount Carbon, WV, USA | CSX crude oil train derails and catches fire in Mount Carbon, WV after Sperry inspection missed broken rail · 25-27 tank cars derailed, 1 injury, 1 home destroyed | Bluefield Daily Telegrap |
| S3 | not documented | regulatory | Mount Carbon, WV, USA | FRA fines Sperry Rail Service over missed rail defect before Mount Carbon derailment · 1 enforcement action, $25,000 fine | Transport Topics |
S4 15 Feb 2015 · crash · CSX crude oil train derails and catches fire in Mount Carbon, WV after Sperry inspection missed broken rail
| Sev | Date | Supporting source row | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S4 | 15 Feb 2015 | CSX crude oil train derails and catches fire in Mount Carbon, WV after Sperry inspection missed broken rail | Bluefield Daily Telegrap |
S3 not documented · regulatory · FRA fines Sperry Rail Service over missed rail defect before Mount Carbon derailment
| Sev | Date | Supporting source row | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S3 | not documented | FRA fines Sperry Rail Service over missed rail defect before Mount Carbon derailment | Transport Topics |
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