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7/26/2011
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Railroad Switchman Killed in Accident

Andres Tapia was going about his day as a switchman for the Belt Railway of Chicago when his life came to a sudden, tragic end. He was crushed to death between two rail cars in a hump yard.

Fellow railroad workers found Tapia after his remote control device sent out an automatic "man down" alert. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. Our deepest sympathies go out to the deceased rail employee's family and friends. Tapia was a member of the United Transportation Union Local 1597 with three years' service.  

Many questions surrounding this awful railroad accident remain unanswered. For example, what caused the two rail cars to collide while Tapia was between them? He was working a two-person remote control assignment. Did the remote control malfunction? We will have to wait and see what information is revealed from the investigation conducted by the Federal Railroad Administration and National Transportation Safety Board.   

Unfortunately, tragic rail yard accidents like this one are not uncommon. Mr. Tapia is the fourth UTU member killed in an on-duty railroad accident this year, according to UTU.org. Eight UTU members were killed in on-duty railroad accidents in 2010. Eight members were also killed in 2009. 
  

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Category: Railroad Injury/FELA



About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a Virginia injury law firm whose attorneys focus on personal injury and accident law and have handled hundreds of Federal Employers' Liability Act claims for railroad workers hurt or made ill while doing their rail jobs. We also have represented many people injured in train accidents. Please take a few moments to review our railroad injury case results. Our primary offices are in Virginia Beach and Hampton, VA, but we're ready to come to you anywhere in Virginia if you've been seriously hurt by someone else's carelessness.

Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been included among the Best Lawyers in America since 2008, and have been named Virginia Super Lawyers for Personal Injury Law since 2010. Fewer than 5 percent of lawyers are chosen for this professional honor.

In addition, we were the first injury law firm in Virginia to join
Primerus, a select group of highly ethical and respected law firms
. Our firm has the highest rating of AV from Martindale-Hubbell, a national lawyer ranking organization, which means we have a reputation for preeminent legal skill. Our attorneys have even been included in the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009.

We would like to send you one of our free reports about railroad injury and FELA cases, including Dos & Don'ts When Injured at a Railroad: Your FELA Rights and What Railroad Claim Agents Agents Won't Tell You (But You Must Know).

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