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 Title 49 - Transportation
 Subtitle B - Other Regulations Relating to Transportation
 Chapter VI - Federal Transit Administration, Department of Transportation
 Part 674 - State Safety Oversight

  Appendix to Part 674 - Notification and Reporting of Accidents, Incidents, and Occurrences

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  • Appendix to Part 674 - Notification and Reporting of Accidents, Incidents, and Occurrences

    Event/threshold Human factors Property damage Types of events
    (examples)     		Actions
    Accident: Rail Transit Agency (RTA) to Notify State Safety Oversight Agency (SSOA) SSO and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) within two hours - Fatality (occurring at the scene or within 30 days following the accident)
    - One or more persons suffering serious injury (Serious injury means any injury which: (1) Requires hospitalization for more than 48 hours, commencing within 7 days from the date of the injury was received; (2) results in a fracture of any bone (except simple fractures of fingers, toes, or nose); (3) causes severe hemorrhages, nerve, muscle, or tendon damage; (4) involves any internal organ; or (5) involves second- or third-degree burns, or any burns affecting more than 5 percent of the body surface.)    		 - Property damage resulting from a collision involving a rail transit vehicle; or any derailment of a rail transit vehicle - A collision between a rail transit vehicle and another rail transit vehicle
    - A collision at a grade crossing resulting in serious injury or fatality
    - A collision with a person resulting in serious injury or fatality
    - A collision with an object resulting in serious injury or fatality
    - A runaway train.
    - Evacuation due to life safety reasons.
    - A derailment (mainline or yard).
    - Fires resulting in a serious injury or fatality.    		 - RTA to notify SSOA and FTA within 2 hours; Investigation required.
    - RTA to report to FTA within 30 days via the National Transit Database (NTD).
    - RTA to record for SMS Analysis.
    Incident: RTA to Report to FTA (NTD) within 30 days - A personal injury that is not a serious injury
    - One or more injuries requiring medical transportation away from the event    		 - Non-collision-related damage to equipment, rolling stock, or infrastructure that disrupts the operations of a transit agency - Evacuation of a train into the right-of-way or onto adjacent track; or customer self-evacuation
    - Certain low-speed collisions involving a rail transit vehicle that result in a non-serious injury or property damage
    - Damage to catenary or third-rail equipment that disrupts transit operations
    - Fires that result in a non-serious injury or property damage
    - A train stopping due to an obstruction in the tracks/“hard stops”
    - Most hazardous material spills.    		 - RTA to report to FTA within 30 days via the National Transit Database (NTD).
    - RTA to record for SMS Analysis.
    Occurrence: RTA to record data and make available for SSO and/or FTA review - No personal injury - Non-collision-related damage to equipment, rolling stock, or infrastructure that does not disrupt the operations of a transit agency - Close Calls/Near Misses
    - Safety rule violations.
    - Violations of safety policies.
    - Damage to catenary or third-rail equipment that do not disrupt operations.
    - Vandalism or theft.    		 - RTA will collect, track and analyze data on Occurrences to reduce the likelihood of recurrence and inform the practice of SMS.