Sperry Rail Service
Robot types: Track machine. Risk band: Low RobotRisk index 13.1/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 8 of 12 among Rail suppliers companies with incidents (232 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. Both entries cluster within months of each other in 2015, showing concentration rather than a spread trajectory.
Risk index
Products and robot types
Industries: Rail suppliers · Sectors: Rail Transportation
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Track machine | 100% | 2 of 3 |
| Product | Robot type | Status | Incidents | Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sperry rail flaw detection | Track machine | shipping | 2 | 13.1 |
Incident timeline
Comparisons over time
Per-type breakdown
| Incident type | Unique incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| regulatory | 1 | 50% |
| crash | 1 | 50% |
Unique incident list
2 unique incidents on file for this company.
| Sev | Date | Type | Location | Incident | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S3 | 09 Oct 2015 | 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 | 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 09 Oct 2015 · regulatory · FRA fines Sperry Rail Service over missed rail defect before Mount Carbon derailment
| Sev | Date | Supporting source row | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S3 | 09 Oct 2015 | FRA fines Sperry Rail Service over missed rail defect before Mount Carbon derailment | 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 |
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