Canadian Pacific Railway (CP-T) Shitty Safety Record
Train operator was killed in a rail-yard accident in Port Coquitlam, B.C., on Monday night, the sixth railway employee fatality of 2019.
Transportation Safety Board (TSB) said it is assessing the events surrounding the death, but it is too soon to say whether it will open a formal investigation. The victim, whose name is not being released, is a 56-year-old father with 32 years service, according to the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference. Ten Teamsters rail employees have died on the job in the past 24 months, the union said Tuesday.
Railroader deaths have climbed this year; the six railway worker fatalities in 2019 is a rise from four in 2018, according to TSB data. The 10-year average is two a year. Rail safety and crew fatigue were central issues in an eight-day strike by train conductors and yard workers at Canadian National Railway (CNR-T).
The Teamsters said, "This latest incident at CP further underscores the need for government and industry as a whole to work toward preventing senseless railway tragedies." The six railway worker fatalities in 2019 is a rise from four in 2018, according to TSB data. |
