ATTACHMENT 4A July 1, 2018 – September 30, 2018 Safety and Security Division Quarterly Report For the Period July 1, 2018 – September 30, 2018 (Q1 of FY 2019) July 1, 2018 – September 30, 2018 Contents Safety and Security Performance Metrics – Quarterly Summary ................................. 3 Preventable Accidents ................................................................................................. 5 Non-Preventable Accidents ......................................................................................... 6 Rail Accidents .............................................................................................................. 7 BREEZE Accidents by Category ................................................................................. 9 San Diego Subdivision Overview ............................................................................... 11 Escondido Subdivision Overview ............................................................................... 14 Part 1 Crimes ............................................................................................................. 16 Law Enforcement Activities ........................................................................................ 18 Assaults ..................................................................................................................... 19 Fare Validation .......................................................................................................... 20 Page 2 of 20 July 1, 2018 – September 30, 2018 Safety and Security Performance Metrics Preventable accidents saw an upward trend for BREEZE and LIFT/FLEX and non-preventable accidents saw an upward trend for LIFT/FLEX and SPRINTER and a downward trend for BREEZE and COASTER. Rail accidents saw an increasing trend for SPRINTER, a decreasing trend for COASTER and Amtrak, and zero for BNSF and Metrolink. Rail near miss incidents were down for COASTER, SPRINTER, and Amtrak. There were 15 near-miss incidents in the San Diego Subdivision, a decrease from the previous quarter. Twelve (12) of the near-misses were due to trespassers, two were caused by vehicles and one was due to a bicycle. There were 2 reports for each of the following locations: Del Mar Bluffs, Taylor St., Coast Blvd., Avenida Encinas Overpass Bridge, and Surfrider Way. All other reports were single events at various locations. In the Escondido Subdivision, there was a decreasing trend in near-miss events with 17 trespasser, 14 vehicle and 3 bicycle near-miss events. Seven locations had more than one near-miss event: Rancheros Dr. (9), Crouch Blvd. (3), and two (2) each at CP Yard, San Marcos Blvd., Buena Creek Rd., Vista Transit Center, and College Blvd. All other reports were single events at various locations. For quarterly regulatory inspections, NCTD received 7 Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) inspections, 12 California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) inspections, 2 California Highway Patrol (CHP) inspections, and 1 Cal/OSHA inspection. These inspections resulted in zero (0) FRA defects and 10 CPUC defects. There was a increasing trend in Part 1 crimes for the quarter, from 5 to 10 events on NCTD property. There was a total of 11 assaults for the quarter, with 2 of them being vehicle operator assaults and 9 being passenger versus passenger. ACCIDENTS (ACROSS ALL MODES) - QUARTERLY TREND PREVENTABLE ACCIDENTS NON-PREVENTABLE BREEZE Trending Up Trending Down LIFT/FLEX Trending Up Trending Up SPRINTER Positive (Zero) Trending Up COASTER Positive (Zero) Trending Down RAIL ACCIDENTS/NEAR MISSES - QUARTERLY TREND RAIL ACCIDENTS RAIL NEAR MISSES COASTER Trending Down (3-0) Trending Down (24-15) SPRINTER Trending Up (0-1) Trending Down (41-34) BNSF Positive (Zero) Positive (Zero) METROLINK Positive (Zero) Positive (Zero) AMTRAK Trending Down (7-5) Trending Down Page 3 of 20 July 1, 2018 – September 30, 2018 SECURITY - QUARTERLY TREND Q1FY2019 Part 1 Crimes Trending Up (5-10) Assaults - Operator No Change (2-2) Assaults - Other No Change (11-9) Page 4 of 20 July 1, 2018 – September 30, 2018 Preventable Accidents A preventable accident is one in which the bus driver or train operator could have done something to prevent or avoid the accident regardless of fault, even if the investigation places fault on the other driver. NCTD Preventable Accidents 0 SPRINTER 0 0 0 COASTER 0 0 7 BREEZE 2 5 2 LIFT/FLEX 4 2 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 LIFT/FLEX BREEZE COASTER SPRINTER July 2 7 0 0 August 4 2 0 0 September 2 5 0 0 July August September Page 5 of 20 July 1, 2018 – September 30, 2018 Non-Preventable Accidents A non-preventable accident is one that could have not been avoided no matter what actions were taken. These numbers reflect a monthly comparison of non-preventable accidents on all NCTD transit modes for the previous quarter of the fiscal year. NCTD Non-Preventable Accidents 0 SPRINTER 1 0 0 COASTER 0 0 14 BREEZE 13 7 3 LIFT/FLEX 3 3 0 5 10 15 LIFT/FLEX BREEZE COASTER SPRINTER July 3 14 0 0 August 3 13 0 1 September 3 7 0 0 July August September Page 6 of 20 July 1, 2018 – September 30, 2018 Rail Accidents Rail accidents that include collisions, derailments, injury, or death. The incidents listed in the chart below reflect the previous quarter of the fiscal year. ➢ On July 13, 2018 at 19:20, Amtrak reported a fatal Trespasser strike at Mile Post 235.8 ➢ On July 22, 2018 at 10:20, Amtrak reported a fatal Trespasser strike at Mile Post 225.2 ➢ On July 23, 2018 at 08:09, Amtrak reported a fatal Trespasser strike at Mile Post 233.2 ➢ On July 26, 2018 at 11:48, Amtrak reported a fatal Trespasser strike at Mile Post 266.9 ➢ On August 15, 2018 at 13:04, Amtrak reported a fatal Trespasser strike at Mile Post 225.9 ➢ On August 25, 2018 at 12:22, SPRINTER reported a non-fatal Bicycle striking the side of the revenue vehicle at Mile Post 101.3 Page 7 of 20 July 1, 2018 – September 30, 2018 Rail Accidents 0 Pacific Sun 0 0 BNSF 0 0 Metrolink 0 4 Amtrak 1 0 SPRINTER 1 0 COASTER 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 COASTER SPRINTER Amtrak Metrolink BNSF Pacific Sun July 0 0 4 0 0 0 August 0 1 1 0 0 0 September 0 0 0 0 0 0 July August September Page 8 of 20 July 1, 2018 – September 30, 2018 BREEZE Accidents by Category 1 Bus vs. Bus 0 1 4 Bus vs Object 2 3 3 Bus vs. Vehicle 1 1 13 Vehicle vs. Bus 12 7 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 Vehicle vs. Bus Bus vs. Vehicle Bus vs Object Bus vs. Bus July 13 3 4 1 August 12 1 2 0 September 7 1 3 1 July August September Page 9 of 20 July 1, 2018 – September 30, 2018 LIFT/FLEX Accidents By Category 1 Bus vs. Object 3 1 2 Bus vs. Vehicle 2 1 0 Bus vs. Bus 0 0 2 Vehicle vs. Bus 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 Vehicle vs. Bus Bus vs. Bus Bus vs. Vehicle Bus vs. Object July 2 0 2 1 August 2 0 2 3 September 3 0 1 1 July August September Page 10 of 20 July 1, 2018 – September 30, 2018 San Diego Subdivision Overview A “near-miss” is any incident on the railroad right-of-way that causes the train operator/engineer to take an action, outside of the normal operation of a train, to avoid or mitigate a collision with a trespasser or vehicle. Actions include slowing of the train or initiating an emergency brake application. Trespasser incidents may include more than one trespasser per event. San Diego Subdivision Near-Miss 12 11 10 8 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 2 0 Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 2017- Sep 2018 San Diego Subdivision Trespassers 140 129 120 89 100 82 80 62 62 59 56 60 46 44 31 40 24 27 20 0 Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 2017- Sep 2018 Page 11 of 20 July 1, 2018 – September 30, 2018 San Diego Subdivision Near - Miss Locations Laurel St. (MP 266.6) Palm St (MP 266.4) Washington St. (MP 265.5) Taylor St (MP 264.2) I-805/Rose Canyon Overpas Bridge (MP 254.2) Del Mar Bluffs (MP 244.2- 245.5) Coast Blvd (MP 244.1) Chesterfield Dr (MP239.8) Avenida Encinas Overpass Bridge (MP 234.5) Surfrider Way (MP 225.9) 0 1 2 3 4 July August September Page 12 of 20 July 1, 2018 – September 30, 2018 San Diego Subdivision Near - Miss Cause 0 Roadway Worker 0 0 1 Bicycle 0 0 1 Vehicle 1 0 3 Trespasser 5 4 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Trespasser Vehicle Bicycle Roadway Worker July 3 1 1 0 August 5 1 0 0 September 4 0 0 0 July August September Page 13 of 20 July 1, 2018 – September 30, 2018 Escondido Subdivision Overview A majority of the near-miss activity on the Escondido Subdivision takes place at grade crossings. Escondido Subdivision Near-Miss 25 19 20 18 18 17 14 14 15 12 12 11 10 11 11 10 5 0 Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 2017- Sep 2018 Escondido Subdivision Trespassers 35 28 30 24 25 20 17 17 20 16 15 16 16 15 12 12 12 10 5 0 Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 2017 -Sep 2018 Page 14 of 20 July 1, 2018 – September 30, 2018 Escondido Subdivision Near - Miss Locations CP Yard (MP 121.1) EscondidoHale Ave (MP 120.8)Subdivision Near - Miss Cause J&W Redwood (MP 120.6) Roadway Worker Andreason Ave (MP 120.4) Nordahl Station (MP 119.2) BicycleBarham Dr. (MP 119.2) Rancheros Dr (MP 118.8) Barham Ave. Bridge (MP 117.5) Vehicle San Marcos Blvd (MP116.5) Buena Creek Station (MP 112.4) Trespasser Buena Creek Rd (MP 112.4) 0Main1 St (MP2 109.3)3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Trespasser Vehicle Bicycle Roadway Worker VistaJul Transit 2Center (MP 109.1) 2 1 0 Aug 6 13 1 0 Sep College4 Blvd (MP 105.6) 8 0 0 Jul Aug Sep El Camino Real Station (MP 102.9) Crouch St (MP 101.6) Commerce Drive (MP 101.1) Coast Hwy (MP 100.3) Wisconsin Ave (MP 99.7) 0 1 2 3 4 5 July August September Page 15 of 20 July 1, 2018 – September 30, 2018 Escondido Subdivision Near - Miss Cause 0 Roadway Worker 0 0 1 Bicycle 2 0 5 Vehicle 3 6 6 Trespasser 6 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Trespasser Vehicle Bicycle Roadway Worker July 6 5 1 0 August 6 3 2 0 September 5 6 0 0 July August September Page 16 of 20 July 1, 2018 – September 30, 2018 Part 1 Crimes The following chart represents the 8 categories of felony crimes (Part 1), reported to NCTD and its contracted law enforcement agencies occurring on NCTD property.