What Happened Our railroad injury law firm client was working for a major interstate freight rail company when he injured his lower back while lifting equipment. He worked through his shift and only began feeling serious pain while at home that evening. The track worker eventually visited his family physician and was diagnosed with a…
What Happened In 2016, our railroad injury client suffered a concussion and neck injury on the job when he walked into a solid metal rod that was protruding about a foot from a low ceiling. The injuries occurred even though the man was wearing his hard hat. The railroad employee knocked his head into the…
What Happened Our Virginia-based railroad injury law firm’s client suffered disabling back injuries when he fell while exiting a locomotive at night. The train conductor missed a step due to a burnt-out step light. Repairing the damage to the conductor’s spine required surgery, but his doctors subsequently declared him permanently disabled. The worksite fall and…
What Happened Our injured railroad employee client was repairing an Illinois Central/Canadian National bridge near New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), when a worksite accident crushed his lower leg and left him permanently disabled. The man was in his early 30s and earning about $40,000 per year at the time of his work-related injury, which was caused…
What Happened A low-speed derailment permanently and totally disabled our client, who was working as a freight train conductor at the time of the accident. An investigation showed that our client’s train was traveling at just under 10 mph when it passed over a track switch in Winchester, Virginia (VA), and derailed. The locomotive in…