Occupational Injury: Railroad Injury Lawyer

Railroad Injury Lawyer

Despite improved safety conditions, the injury rate for those employed in the railroad industry remains 50 percent higher than it is for workers in other occupations. Rather than filing worker’s compensation claims, railroad workers are subject to a special set of laws known as the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA).

Passed in 1908, FELA recognizes the ultra-hazardous nature of railroad work. It was designed to require railroads to provide a safe working environment for their employees including reasonably safe fellow employees, reasonably safe tracks, locomotives, cars and any other equipment used by railroad employees. FELA also requires railroads to warn of hazardous or unsafe conditions, to provide proper training and supervision, and to enforce safety rules.

In order to recover damages under FELA, an injured worker must prove that the railroad’s negligence, in whole or in part, is to blame for his or her injury. However, because FELA was designed to protect rather than harm railroad workers, in most cases the slightest connection between the railroad’s negligence and the worker’s injury is often enough to establish causation.

FELA typically allows railroad employees to recover damages such as:

1. Lost earnings
2. Medical expenses
3. Compensation for pain and suffering
4. Payment for the employee’s reduced ability to earn a wageIf you or a loved one has been injured by a railroad, you might have a claim under FELA.

For more information on your legal rights, please contact the Law Office of Jeffrey H. Rasansky.

Commitment to Personal Injury Clients

Personal Injury lawyer Jeffrey H. Rasansky has one mission: to fight for the rights of personal injury victims, people just like you. Jeff has successfully represented victims of: personal injury, nursing home abuse, nursing home neglect, nursing home negligence, medical malpractice, car wrecks and product liability.

Jeff Rasansky is licensed to practice before all state courts in Texas, the United States District Courts in the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas and the Fifth United States Circuit Court of Appeals.

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