DERAILMENT

Whether you worked as an engineer, a conductor, part of the Maintenance of Way crew, or in a railroad repair shop, you have played an essential part in the railroad's role in the American economy... Despite this vital importance, railroad workers have often been neglected when it comes to workplace safety and their ability to obtain compensation following a workplace injury or a disease, like cancer... Working for the railroads is a dangerous profession. Employees may suffer injuries in derailments or other mechanical failures. However, there are other ways railroad workers could sustain serious injuries and harm.

Primary location: Buffalo United States