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- Personal Injury Law for Tidewater Virginia and Virginia Beach
- Truck and Tractor Trailer Accidents
- Nationwide FELA Representation for Railroaders
- Legal Help in Virginia for Burn Survivors
- Slips and Falls
- Brain Injury
- Amputation & Dismemberment Injuries
- Arm & Shoulder Injuries
- Pedestrian and Bicycling Injuries
- Ankle and Knee Injuries
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FELA Injuries: Common Types
The list below comprises the most common injuries that railroad workers sustain on the job. If you've suffered one or more of the injuries below while working for a railroad company, you may have a case under the Federal Employer Liability Act. Joe Perez can help you file your claim and get just compensation for your injury. Call Joe today.
Torso sprains Torso strains Torso fractures Bodily bruises Bodily contusions Leg sprain Abrasions Arm sprain Hand sprain Arm fracture | Hand fracture Leg fracture Foot fracture Head injury Face injury Eye Injury Puncture wounds Exposure to CO Occupational Illness | Bone dislocation Hernia Skin reaction Dental injury Electric shock/burn Fatality Arm Amputation Internal injury Leg/ foot amputation Hearing loss |
RR Companies with Highest Employee Casualties
Every year thousands of railroaders are injured or killed on the job. Below are the 10 railroad companies with the highest number of employee casualties in the railroad industry since January, 2002. If you or a loved one has been injured while in the employ of one of these railroad companies or any other, Norfolk attorney Joe Perez can help you file a FELA claim, and provide winning legal assistance in your case if negotiation, mediation or trial becomes necessary.
1. Union Pacific RR Co. (3284)
2. Amtrak (2634)
3. BNSF Railway (2395)
4. CSX Transportation (2245)
5. Norfolk Southern Corp. (1260)
6. Metro North Commuter RR Corp. (914)
7. Long Island Railroad (747)
8, Southeastern Pennsylvania Trans (574)
9. New Jersey Transit Rail Operations (474)
10. Illinois Central RR Co. (360)
Source: Federal Railroad Administration Office of Safety Analysis. Data compiled thru July 21, 2005.
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