What Happened Our Virginia-based railroad injury law firm client suffered permanently disabling shoulder and arm injuries when a hand brake wheel kicked back on him. As described by him and witnesses, the wheel stuck. As he pulled it toward his body, the wheel sprung loose before immediately snapping in the opposite direction with great force….
What Happened Our client was working as a railroad conductor in the western part of Virginia when he was assigned the task of throwing a track switch called a derail device or derailer. The procedure that the railroad then required employees to follow when operating a derailer placed extreme stress on a worker’s lower back,…
What Happened Our national railroad injury law firm client was inspecting a locomotive in a rail yard in the eastern United States when he suffered an electric shock to his neck. He described the pain as being “stung by 1,000 bumblebees.” The train maintenance worker sought immediate medical care and filed an injury report, but…
What Happened Our Virginia-based railroad injury case client was working as a train engineer when he breathed in sulfuric acid fumes and other harmful airborne chemicals from a locomotive battery that exploded without warning. His exposure to the toxic fumes lasted hours because he had no knowledge of how dangerous the smoke from the exploded…
What Happened Our Virginia-based railroad injury client was working as an engineer for CSX in South Carolina when he suffered a foot injury severe enough to force him out of his job with the freight rail company. The injury occurred when a middle seat in the work van in which he was riding unexpectedly collapsed…