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Railroad Track Consultant and Railroad Expert Witness Div. of Robert Newman Engineering, LLC Charleston, South Carolina, USA Serving The US East Coast G. Robert Newman, MSME, PE 843-860-4405 |
Considering the 2009 statistics, railroads of the USA have met and exceeded their requirements under FELA: Railway Incidence of Recordable Cases (recordable cases per 100 employees per year or approximately 200,000 work hours) 4 Large Class I: Railway A: - 1.11 Railway B: - 1.18 Railway C: - 1.48 Railway D: - 2.03 Compare the 4 large Class I Railroads to other industries: Construction: - 4.2 All private industry: - 3.9 Total all industry: - 4.2 Conclusion: In general railroads have met and exceeded the six requirements listed for FELA compliance. |
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