Autopsy: BART Workers Killed On Tracks May Not Have Followed Safety Protocols
MARTINEZ (CBS/AP) -- Autopsies conducted on two workers who were struck and killed by a Bay Area Rapid Transit train during a labor strike have revealed that the men did not follow the agency's safety protocols.
A Contra Costa County coroner concluded last month that both 58-year-old Christopher Sheppard and 66-year-old Laurence Daniels had their backs turned when they were hit by the train on Oct. 19 while inspecting a dip in the tracks.
Under the rules BART had at the time, one of the inspectors was supposed to be serving as a lookout and watching for oncoming traffic.
The accident happened during the labor strike and most trains were not running.
Forensic Pathologist Arnold Josselson ruled the deaths an accident.
The transit agency has since ended its policy of requiring track workers to be solely responsible for their own safety.
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