Federal regulators have ordered Union Pacific to pay $350,000 to a long-time employee who was disciplined after reporting an injury, but the railroad plans to appeal.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration said this is the third time since 2011 that Union Pacific had violated federal rules by disciplining workers who reported injuries and sought treatment.
OSHA says a locomotive engineer based in North Platte, Neb., who was hurt in a December 2013 collision, was disciplined afterward. The worker had never been disciplined before in 35 years of working for the railroad.
Union Pacific spokesman Aaron Hunt says the railroad strongly disagrees with regulators’ findings and will appeal.
Topics Workers' Compensation
Was this article valuable?
Here are more articles you may enjoy.
Update: Spanish Train Crash Kills at Least 64 People South of Madrid 
Miami Beach Buildings Sinking at Different Rates, Due to Construction, Study Finds 
Chubb CEO Greenberg: Industry Has to ‘Put Arms Around’ AI Liability 
World’s Largest Retirement Community Set to Borrow $180 Million for More Homes 
