Harvard PhD student sues MBTA after being hit by falling metal box at T station.
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Joycelyn Johnson, a Harvard PhD student, is suing the MBTA after being hit by a 200-pound utility box that fell from a column at the Harvard T station earlier this month. Johnson suffered a detached clavicle from her shoulder that will require ongoing and long-term medical treatment. An MBTA investigation found that metal support straps that secured the utility box to the column had corroded. Johnson's attorney is calling for a full-scale investigation into safety at all stations and for potentially dangerous objects to be removed.
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