Two CSX employees, a conductor and a railroad engineer, were injured when a train derailed along General Thomas Highway in Southampton County, Virginia (VA). In addition to the injuries, the train derailment resulted in a fire after a CSX train engine crashed to its side and a fuel tank was punctured. The image below is directly from the…
A mesothelioma survivor recently published an article on the Huffington Post where she discussed her attempt to create awareness for the terrible disease that has resulted in the deaths of so many innocent people. Heather Von St. James mentioned how she and others have worked with the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation to create a day…
A woman named Echo Davis, a Benson, North Carolina native (WUSA9, 09-14-13) was hit by a vehicle on Interstate 495 (I-495) and lost her life. Virginia State Police have stated that a 2005 Mercedes SUV pulled onto the right shoulder of I-495 near the Eisenhower Connector exit in Franconia, Virginia (VA). Mrs. Davis was in that car and decided to exit…
Law enforcement officials from Mississippi say they have launched an investigation into an accident that occurred early last week that left six people injured and the engine of an Amtrak train derailed. The crash occurred just outside of Tchula, MS when an Amtrak City of New Orleans train collided with a tractor-trailer. A spokesperson for…
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration handed down yet another stinging decision against a railroad operator it determined violated the rights of an employee by retaliating against an injured worker. Earlier this month, OSHA ordered Pan Am Railways, Inc. to pay $50,000 in compensatory and punitive damages to an injured worker at…