Of four employees involved in a 2009 work accident at a Southern Railway facility, only the one who was injured was charged with improper performance of duties and fired.
A railway accident that killed two crew members and a passenger ferry accident that injured dozens of passengers and crew members will be on the agenda at the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Board meeting on April 24.
Retaliation by the Union Pacific Railroad Company against whistleblowing employees who complained about safety issues is the latest in a series of similar cases involving U.S. railway companies, according to OSHA records.
