Accidents involving tube doors
Request ID: FOI-1085-1920
Date published: 09 August 2019
You asked
Please could you provide 1. The number of accidents recorded by LU involving tube doors in each of the last four years, broken down by tube line. 2. The number of accidents involving tube doors reported to the regulator either on a voluntary or statutory basis, broken down by tube line
i would also like to request the health and safety assessment for northern line trains, and the accident reporting procedures for bones broken on the underground.
We answered
Our ref: FOI-1085-1920/GH
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 12 July 2019 asking for information about accidents involving tube doors.
Your request has been considered under the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and our information access policy. I can confirm that we do hold the information you require
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1. Please see below the number of accidents recorded by LU involving tube doors in each of the last four years, broken down by tube line. We have targeted plans in place to address the locations with the highest number of incidents.
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Line | Year
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2015
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2016
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2017
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2018
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Bakerloo line
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22
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25
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21
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28
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Central line
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99
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72
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53
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61
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Circle & Hammersmith line
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24
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9
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7
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10
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District line
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24
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40
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14
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31
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Jubilee line
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144
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160
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161
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206
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Metropolitan line
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22
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19
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13
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19
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Northern line
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71
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85
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70
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76
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Piccadilly line
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128
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122
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97
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134
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Victoria line
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43
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54
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23
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39
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Waterloo & City line
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1
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3
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2. The number of accidents involving tube doors reported to the regulator either on a voluntary or statutory basis, broken down by tube line:-
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Line | Year
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2015
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2016
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2017
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2018
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Bakerloo line
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1
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Central line
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4
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1
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1
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Circle & Hammersmith line
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District line
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2
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Jubilee line
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3
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1
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3
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Metropolitan line
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1
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1
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Northern line
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1
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2
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1
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Piccadilly line
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1
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2
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Victoria line
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1
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Waterloo & City line
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*1st January 2015 to 31st December 2018
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i would also like to request the health and safety assessment for northern line trains, and the accident reporting procedures for bones broken on the underground.
Please find attached a copy of the risk assessment for the Northern line.
London Underground requires that all accidents, incidents and near misses are reported and investigated. Where it is confirmed that a customer has a fracture (other than to fingers, thumbs and toes as per the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases & Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013) a detailed fact find called a ‘Go, Look, See’ is carried out by the local management team. This enables the circumstances of individual incidents to be understood by attending the site of the incident as soon as possible after it has occurred. It would include (and not be limited to) a review of the incident report made at the time, a review of the CCTV and a review of the customer risk assessment depending on the nature of the incident. Based on the findings recommendations would be made as needed to look at how similar incidents could be prevented in the future. All incidents notifiable under RIDDOR are also reported to our regulator (the Office of Rail and Road).
If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for some reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.
If you are not satisfied with this response please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.
Yours sincerely
Graham Hurt
FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London
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