FELA, or the Federal Employment Liability Act assures railroad employees a safe work place and gives them and their families the right to recover compensation if injured in a railroad related accident. Under FELA, injured employees can seek compensation for wage loss, future wage loss, medical expenses and treatments, pain and suffering, and for partial or permanent disability. All railroad solvent exposure lawsuits have been filed under FELA.
Employee Files FELA Suit for Injuries
-August 27, 2007
A previous employee of a transportation company has filed a FELA suit claiming he was injured on the job.
The suit, against CSX Transportation Inc., was filed on August 15 in a federal court in Huntington, West Virginia.
Suit Details
Michael D. Sloas filed the FELA suit against his previous employer, CSX Transportation for his alleged injuries.
Sloas claims that while he was working as a pipefitter on a CSX locomotive in 2005, he was severely injured.
According to the suit, the "Plaintiff was instructed to replace a Snyder Valve, which sits atop the fuel tank on the locomotive, using a 48-inch pipe wrench."
While in the process of performing these duties, Sloas was apparently put in harm's way and suffered severe injuries.
Sloas believes his injuries are the result of the company's negligence in protecting their workers.
Seeking Compensation
The claim states that as a result of his injuries, Sloas has suffered pain and will continue to do so in the future, he has allegedly suffered loss of earnings and impairment of future earning capacity.
Sloas is seeking judgment against CSX in excess of $75, 000, not including interest and costs.
(Source: West Virginia Record)
Have you or someone you know been injured on the job? If so, please contact a FELA lawyer today who will enable you to be compensated for your losses.