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Automation operator / site

Type index too few vendors · 22 incidents (14 at S4+) · 13 of 22 tracked companies have incidents of this type · 0 tracked products.

Companies ranked within Automation operator / site

CompanyShare of company riskRankCompany index
Unattributed (South Korea)100%1 of 1377.5
MBTA100%2 of 1356.4
SEPTA100%3 of 1340.1
MTA / NYCT100%4 of 1325.8
HART (Honolulu)100%5 of 1323.2
WMATA100%6 of 1323.2
Amtrak100%7 of 1321.8
BART100%8 of 1318.8
Metrolinx100%9 of 1317.3
TTC (Toronto Transit Commission)100%10 of 1316.1
Metro-North100%11 of 1311.5
SFMTA100%12 of 1311.5
PATH (Port Authority Trans-Hudson)100%13 of 131.6

Products

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Incidents

22 of 22 incidents
SevDateCompanyTypeLocationIncidentSource
S508 May 2026Unattributed (South Korea) fatality Haman, Gyeongnam, South KoreaWorker killed after being struck by descending robot believed stopped, Haman auto parts factory 세이프티퍼스트닷뉴스
S2~May 2026MTA / NYCT outage New York, NY, USASubway signal system fault disrupts rush-hour service · 4 subway lines, partial segments, morning rush Hoodline
S508 Apr 2026Unattributed (South Korea) fatality Haman, Gyeongnam, South KoreaWorker entangled and killed by machinery at Haman auto parts factory 에너지안전신문
S431 Jan 2026Unattributed (South Korea) injury Yeosu, South KoreaWorker left unconscious after entrapment in packaging robot at Yeosu Industrial Complex 여수넷통뉴스
S2~Jan 2026Metrolinx malfunction Toronto, ON, CanadaTTC and Metrolinx dispute Eglinton Crosstown LRT brake-issue safety ahead of opening · single line, fleet-level issue Toronto Star
S3~Nov 2025HART (Honolulu) malfunction Honolulu, HI, USARecurring platform screen-door malfunctions trigger repeated Skyline station outages · systemwide, 100+ station outages over 6 months, ~27 min each Honolulu Civil Beat
S411 May 2025SEPTA crash Norristown, PA, USANorristown LRV strikes bumping post; NTSB faults ATC design · 1 train, 12 injured (2 serious) NBC10 Philadelphia
S510 Apr 2025MBTA regulatory Boston, MA, USAMBTA pays $5M settlement over Red Line door-dragging death · 1 fatality / systemwide door-safety scrutiny Boston Herald / WBUR
S5~Jan 2025Unattributed (South Korea) fatality Jinju, South KoreaWorker in his 50s killed by robot arm at Jinju auto parts factory 중앙일보
S2~Jan 2025WMATA malfunction Washington, DC, USA217 station overruns after ATO reactivation on Red Line · 217 overrun events, Red Line fleet Railway Track and Struct
S211 Dec 2024TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) outage Toronto, ON, CanadaAutomatic Train Control server outage shuts down entire Line 1 · Line 1 systemwide, ~30 minutes CP24
S522 May 2024Unattributed (South Korea) fatality Cheonan, South Chungcheong, South KoreaForeign worker killed by industrial robot during coating operation at Cheonan auto parts factory 세이프티퍼스트닷뉴스
S510 Apr 2022MBTA fatality Boston, MA, USARed Line rider dragged to death after door-control-system short circuit · 1 train / 1 fatality WCVB
S326 Jul 2021MTA / NYCT outage NYC, USAQueens Boulevard Line signal system outage · Queens Blvd Line segment (4 routes), ~4 hours, 89 trains delayed amNewYork
S328 Feb 2019SFMTA outage San Francisco, CA, USAAutomated Train Control System central computer failure halts subway communications · systemwide, all subway trains (~40 trains), ~70 minutes SFMTA
S518 Dec 2017Amtrak fatality DuPont, WA, USACascades train 501 DuPont, WA derailment - Positive Train Control not yet activated · 1 train (multiple cars) / 3 fatalities, ~70 injured NWPB
S1~Nov 2017PATH (Port Authority Trans-Hudson) outage New York, NY, USASignal problem briefly suspends PATH service at 33rd Street · 33rd Street station, ~20 minutes NBC New York
S501 Dec 2013Metro-North fatality Bronx, NY, USASpuyten Duyvil derailment - no PTC/alerter to catch engineer error · 1 train / 4 fatalities, ~70 injured The New York Times
S519 Oct 2013BART fatality Near Walnut Creek, CA, USATrain in automatic mode kills two track workers near Walnut Creek · 1 train / 2 fatalities NTSB
S519 Oct 2013BART regulatory —NTSB urgent recommendation for redundant train-worker protection after BART deaths · systemwide recommendation CBS News San Francisco
S522 Jun 2009WMATA fatality Washington, DC, USAFort Totten Red Line collision (ATC track circuit failure) · 2 trains / 1 fatal collision NTSB
S5~Jun 2009WMATA regulatory —WMATA suspends Automatic Train Operation systemwide after Fort Totten crash · fleet-wide, ~15 years Railway Age

Tracked companies shipping Automation operator / site

AmtrakBARTBrightline WestCHSRAHART (Honolulu)Hänel Storage SystemsKCS (now CPKC)MARTAMBTAMTA / NYCTMetro-NorthMetrolink (SCRRA)MetrolinxNVIDIAPATH (Port Authority Trans-Hudson)SEPTASFMTASaphira AITTC (Toronto Transit Commission)Unattributed (South Korea)WMATAWatney Robotics
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