What’s Missing From #Railroad Safety Data? Dead Workers and Severed Limbs.
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Thanks to #government loopholes, rail companies haven’t been scrutinized by the Federal Railroad Administration for scores of alleged #worker injuries and at least two deaths.

#News #Safety #Shipping #Transportation #NorfolkSouthern #CSX #UnionPacific #Law

https://www.propublica.org/article/railroad-safety-data-missing-dead-workers-severed-limbs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

When #Railroad Workers Get Hurt on the Job, Some Supervisors Go to Extremes to Keep It Quiet
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Railroad officials have lied, spied and bribed to keep workers’ injuries off the books.

“Don’t put your job on the line for another employee.”

#Safety #Railroads #UnionPacific #CSX #CN #NorfolkSouthern #News #Workers

https://www.propublica.org/article/railroad-worker-injuries-union-pacific-csx-cn-norfolk-southern?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

“Do Your Job.” How the #Railroad Industry Intimidates #Employees Into Putting Speed Before #Safety
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Railroad companies have penalized #workers for taking the time to make needed repairs and created a culture in which supervisors threaten and fire the very people hired to keep #trains running safely.

Regulators say they can’t stop this intimidation.

#CSX #UnionPacific #BNSF #Transportation #News #Freight #Rail #Whistleblower #OSHA

https://www.propublica.org/article/railroad-safety-union-pacific-csx-bnsf-trains-freight?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post