The largest award under the Federal Rail Safety Act has just been handed down against New Jersey Transit Rail. OSHA’s Whistleblower Office found NJ Transit violated the FRSA by disciplining a worker in retaliation for his reporting an injury, and has ordered the payment of $570,000 in damages to make him whole. This Award is
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Railroad Passenger Safety: No Margin for Error
By Charlie Goetsch on
Posted in Railroad Injuries
Every railroad will tell you its goal is "to provide safe trains that arrive on time." But when safety falls short of the slogan, often it is passengers who pay the price. The latest example comes from New Jersey Transit, where a passenger was dragged to death when train doors malfunctioned. But the law…