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.
Union Pacific Employee Claims He Suffered From Diesel Exhaust
-June 1, 2006
A former train conductor for Union Pacific filed a Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) lawsuit against the railroad alleging that he suffered serious and permanent injuries as a result of working around diesel exhaust and other hazardous chemicals from 1969 to 2004.
Rodney Bolle claims that his former employer failed to warn him of the risks and dangers of diesel fumes, and neglected to provide him with a reasonably safe work environment, safe appliances, or sufficient help.
In addition, the lawsuit alleges that Union Pacific failed to properly inspect its equipment to determine the levels of diesel exhaust, failed to adequately train their employees to evade diesel fume exposure, failed to provide a working air conditioner or heater, and permitted unsafe conduct to become standard practice.
Bolle claims he suffered from severe, painful, and permanent injuries to his respiratory system and other parts of his body.
The lawsuit seeks more than $100,000 to recover damages including medical expenses, lost income capacity, loss of ability to work, and loss of enjoyment of life.
For more information on FELA lawsuits, please contact us to confer with a personal injury lawyer.