U.S. railroads used asbestos for most of the 20th century despite knowing that the material put their employees at high risk for lung damage and deadly cancers.
An experienced railroad injury attorney can help make the connection between a railroad’s negligence and a worker’s repetitive stress injury.
Working on and around trains requires a lot of reaching, bending, twisting and lifting. Often, the motions must be performed in an exact order at precise angles to ensure a task is completed quickly, correctly and with minimum risk of immediate injury to oneself and one’s coworkers. Attending to those details of railroad work protects…
Our Virginia railroad injury attorneys discuss FELA cases which refer to on-the-job injuries to railroad workers
A significant percentage of back injuries suffered by railroad workers result from defective equipment, poorly designed procedures and insufficiently enforced safety rules.