Railroad company retaliated against workers who reported injuries
OSHA: Canadian National Railway a repeat offender
A train conductor who was fired for reporting his injury at the end of his shift – instead of at the moment it occurred – will be reinstated and will receive back wages damages, under an OSHA order to his employer. Another employee who was suspended for a similar reason will receive damages as well.
An OSHA investigation found that two subsidiaries of Canadian National Railway, for Illinois Central Railroad Co. and Wisconsin Central Ltd., disciplined the employees for reporting work-related injuries, which is a violation of the Federal Railroad Safety Act.