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 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 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 Our Virginia railroad injury client had worked as a locomotive engineer for 25 years when, in July 2001, he suffered disabling knee and shoulder injuries in a fall from the vertical stairwell on a train engine. He fell because one of the handholds broke loose. The engineer damaged his left shoulder when his…