Federal regulators have called out the MBTA on multiple occasions for "near miss" incidents in which employees were nearly struck by trains. MBTA officials were ordered to implement new protocols this fall to protect workers.
This week’s troubles came less than two weeks after a third rail on the Orange Line was switched on while a worker and welding truck were still on the tracks.
MBTA workers experienced three safety incidents in the past two weeks, the latest speedbumps as higher-ups work to address deep-rooted problems and overhaul the transit<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/mbta-adds-to-its-pile-of-safety-incidents/">Read More</a>