{"id":4828,"date":"2012-09-07T09:36:14","date_gmt":"2012-09-07T16:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gordon-elias.com\/blog\/?p=4828"},"modified":"2013-04-03T15:11:35","modified_gmt":"2013-04-03T22:11:35","slug":"ohsa-orders-two-railroads-to-pay-three-workers-for-whistleblowing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gordon-elias.com\/blog\/4828\/ohsa-orders-two-railroads-to-pay-three-workers-for-whistleblowing\/","title":{"rendered":"OHSA Orders Two Railroads to Pay Three Workers for Whistleblowing"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Illinois Central Railroad and the Chicago, Fort Wayne, and Eastern Railroad have been ordered by OSHA to pay three workers a total of $650,729 in back wages and damages for retaliating against them for reporting safety concerns.<\/p>\n

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According to an article at Safety.BLR.com<\/a>, OSHA found that Illinois Central violated the law by retaliating against two employees in separate incidents at the Markham Railroad Yard. The first employee, a conductor, was knocked unconscious and sustained injuries while switching railcars in the yard. A connection between the cars allegedly broke, causing the cars to jolt and the worker to fall. The railroad held a hearing into the matter and then terminated the conductor.<\/p>\n

In another instance, a car man reported an injury sustained while walking along a platform to inspect cars in the poorly lighted yard. The worker slipped on ice and tried to catch himself. He was also terminated following an investigation.<\/p>\n

In the third incident, a Chicago, Fort Wayne, and Eastern conductor was fired after raising concerns about workplace safety while serving in a leadership role of the union.<\/p>\n

OSHA recently signed an agreement with the Federal Railroad Administration to facilitate the enforcement of FRSA\u2019s whistleblower provisions.<\/p>\n

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Posted by Gordon &amp Elias, a FELA lawyer and railroad injury lawyer<\/a> blog that publishes train accidents and FELA legal news from across the United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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