Report warns of fatigue of LIRR workers

Report warns of fatigue of LIRR workers

Hundreds of Long Island Rail Road employees in sensitive jobs have worked excessive hours, sometimes more than 24 hours at a time, causing accidents due to fatigue, according to a new audit by the MTA Inspector General’s office.

The report says many LIRR workers in the engineering department, specifically in the track division, are working a high number of hours which can lead to excessive fatigue and increase the risk of accidents.

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