Union Pacific safest US railroad in 2016

Union Pacific became the safest US railroad and achieved its best annual employee safety performance in the company’s 154-year history in 2016. This marks the second consecutive year Union Pacific was the top-performing railroad in employee safety.

Union Pacific’s safety improved 11% with a 0.78 reportable injury rate in 2016, compared to 0.88 in 2015. Reportable injury rates represent the number of reportable injuries submitted to the Federal Railroad Administration per 200,000 employee hours worked.

Union Pacific Vice President of Safety and Chief Safety Officer, Rod Doerr said: “This accomplishment reflects our employees’ unwavering commitment to make safety a part of everything they do and a step toward our goal of zero accidents and injuries. We are proud of our team and continue working to eliminate risks and create safer work environments every day.”

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10th April 2017