The National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation into Norfolk Southern Railway's safety practices and culture in response to five 'significant' accidents dating back to December 2021, the agency announced Tuesday.
that resulted in a significant fire and hazardous materials release in East Palestine is being investigated.in which another Norfolk Southern train derailed near Springfield, Ohio is also in question.
A Dec. 13, 2022 collision that left a Norfolk Southern trainee conductor dead and another conductor injured in Bessemer, Alabama will be investigated. A Dec. 8, 2021 incident in which an employee for the National Salvage and Service Corporation died while working with Norfolk Southern in Reed, Pennsylvania to replace a track and the operator of a spike machine reversed direction and struck the employee.What they're saying:
"Given the number and significance of recent Norfolk Southern accidents, the NTSB also urges the company to take immediate action today to review and assess its safety practices, with the input of employees and others, and implement necessary changes to improve safety," the agency said.Tuesday that the company is "going to rebuild our safety culture from the ground up."
"We are going to invest more in safety. This is not who we are, it is not acceptable, and it will not continue," Shaw said.
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