OSHA penalizes railroads for alleged retaliatory firings
Mar 05, 2013 | 09:58 AM
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Union Pacific Railroad,
Norfolk Southern Railway,
workplace injuries,
whistleblower,
Occupational Safety and Health Administration,
Dean Ikeda,
Samuel Frizell
NEW YORK — Union Pacific Railroad Co. and Norfolk Southern Railway Co. have been ordered to pay more than $1.43 million after firing employees who reported workplace injuries, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said.
OSHA launched an investigation into Union Pacific Railroad after the company fired a conductor who reported that a train engineer had been injured because of a defective steel armrest, OSHA said. The agency’s investigation found that Union Pacific had retaliated against the conductor for reporting a work-related injury. ....
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