Trainman Whose On-the-Job Wrist Injury Resulted From BSNF’s Negligence Receivess $1.7M Verdict
A trainman who suffered a nearly career-ending wrist injury when a coupler lever on a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train malfunctioned recently received a $1.7 million award in his civil lawsuit against BNSF for pain, suffering, medical expenses and lost wages. The freight rail company had originally claimed that the employee was owed no compensation…