A case out of Montana strongly affirms railroad employees’ rights to secure compensation and damages for on-the-job injuries under the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) and for wrongful termination under the Federal Railroad Safety Act (FRSA).
The legal limit for the blood alcohol concentration limit of an on-duty railroad workers is zero.
Working on and around trains with diesel locomotives definitely raises a person’s risks for developing occupational illnesses.
The FELA allows railroad workers who suffer on-the-job injuries or develop occupational illnesses to hold their negligent employers accountable.
Veteran and retired engineers, conductors and machinists are most in danger, but younger workers cannot avoid dirty exhaust from trucks, forklifts and cranes.