Products: n/a. Risk band: Elevated RobotRisk index 34.0/100 (incidents/exposure, time-weighted) · 97th percentile of 62 other companies.
The record contains two entries tied to the same underlying event: a 2022 fatality in which a Red Line rider was dragged to death after a door-control-system short circuit, and a 2025 entry recording the resulting $5 million regulatory settlement, both severity 5. This is a single incident followed by its regulatory resolution, not two independent failures. The maximum severity rating on both entries reflects the fatal outcome and the settlement's formal regulatory disposition. Index 34.3 and the 96.8th percentile place MBTA in the elevated band, driven by this one high-severity event and its extended regulatory tail.
| Sev | Date | Type | Location | Incident | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S5 | 04/10 2025 |
regulatory | Boston, MA, USA | MBTA pays $5M settlement over Red Line door-dragging death · 1 fatality / systemwide door-safety sc… | Boston Herald / WBUR |
| S5 | 04/10 2022 · 00:30 ET |
fatality | Boston, MA, USA | Red Line rider dragged to death after door-control-system short circuit · 1 train / 1 fatality | WCVB |