Hildebrand McLeod & Nelson LLP

$4.9M

Railroad Worker Injury

Mr. Martin, a switchman for BNSF, was injured when he had to jump off an engine to avoid a crash with another train due to poor radio communication and a defective radio. He suffered a grossly fractured right ankle requiring fusion surgery and continues to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.

$1.1M

Railroad Worker Injury

Mr. Dorrance sustained low back injuries when he slipped down a steep ballast slope after removing an End of Train Device (EOT) and stepping over the rail to perform an inspection. The footing gave way underneath him.

$1.8M

Railroad Worker Injury

Rosendale McMackin, a conductor for Union Pacific Railroad, suffered shoulder injuries requiring two surgeries when the freight train he was on underwent an undesired emergency brake application due to a defective air valve, causing the train to break in two. He was ultimately unable to return to work.

$1.7M

Railroad Worker Injury

Neil Jensen suffered severe pain in his left arm, leading to four surgeries including a partial fusion, and constant discomfort and partial numbness in his wrist and hand, after a cut lever abruptly stopped while he was switching cars in the Fresno yard. He later fell from a locomotive due to his wrist injury.

$353,436

Railroad Worker Injury

Mr. C.J. Williams, a conductor for BNSF, suffered a torn medial meniscus in his right knee requiring two arthroscopic surgeries, and was unable to return to work, when he slipped on large mainline ballast while descending a locomotive ladder after his 12 hours on duty had expired and the train was stopped in an unsafe location.

$1.2M

Railroad Worker Injury

Switchman James R. Meyers suffered disabling neck and low back injuries when he fell due to hazardous footing conditions (ballast on asphalt) along the lead switching track at BNSF's Riverbank Yard. He was disabled from railroad work.