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Straight
Track #262
There are warnings every where! Warning labels – HARMFUL OR FATAL IF SWALLOWED
or ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD. Warning signs: BRIDGE OUT or UTILITY CREW AHEAD.
Warning systems: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A STORM WARNING…
Warnings are there to protect you. For instance, they say you shouldn’t drink
antifreeze. Why? Because it will kill you!
Through Straight Track,
free seminars, mailers and visits to union meetings,
Hoey & Farina educates railroaders and offers warnings for railroaders to be
prepared in case of an on-the-job injury. Why? Because the railroads will screw
you!
Those are strong words. Warnings are meant to be strong. Warnings are meant to
get your attention BEFORE anything harmful happens to you or someone you love.
WARNING!
OBTAIN
DISABILITY INSURANCE
WHY?
If you are hurting for money due being off work injured, the railroad
will use that as leverage to offer you far less than the true value of
your claim.
REPORT
UNSAFE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT
WHY?
If the railroad has no notice of the unsafe condition or defective
equipment, it will not be found negligent or liable for your injury.
REPORT
YOUR INJURY AND OBTAIN A COPY OF INJURY REPORT
WHY?
If the injury was not reported within the time dictated by the rules, an
investigation can be held and you can be fired.
TREAT WITH
YOUR OWN DOCTORS
WHY?
Besides the fact that it’s your right, the company doctors work for the
company, while your doctors work / care for you.
Hoey & Farina has received many calls from railroaders just like you -
hard working, good people who believe their employers will take care of
them and their family if they’re injured at work.
They call and say, ‘I didn’t report the accident because I hoped my back
would get better. My supervisor wanted me to wait to see if it did so
the injury didn’t need to be reported. My back is really messed up. The
doctor says I have a couple herniated discs. Now my supervisor says that
I broke a rule by not reporting the accident right away. What can I do
now?’
They call and say, ‘The railroad offered me a settlement. It’s nothing!
I can’t go back to work, and it’s nothing! But I need the money! The
claim agent said he can’t offer me any more because I admitted right on
the accident report that it was my own fault. I don’t remember what I
wrote. I think I checked something or wrote something that the railroad
didn’t do anything wrong, that I tripped or something. I didn’t know, I
just didn’t think it was a big deal at the time. What can I do now?’
They call and say, ‘The railroad’s doctor released me to go back to work
a long time ago. I’ve been working, but my back is always bothering me.
Lately, when I complain about my back they act like I’m faking it or
something. They said they never saw anything on my x-rays. I don’t know
how much longer I can keep working. What can I do now?’
They call and say, ‘My husband was killed last year in an accident at
work. The railroad was so nice and said they would take care of us. It’s
been a year and now they’re saying how sorry they are but since the
accident was my husband’s fault there is nothing more they can do.
Nothing more they can do? They haven’t done anything. We still don’t
even know how the accident happened. My family has gotten so far in debt
waiting on all of this to get resolved. What can I do now?’
In most of these situations, the damage was already done - evidence was
lost, the
paper trail never created! The injured railroaders and their
families were left to take what the railroads offered, not what they
deserved.
You wouldn’t drink antifreeze - don’t eat what the railroad tries to
feed you either! Heed the warning! Educate yourself and your family now
about what to do if you are ever injured at work. The time to ask, ‘What
can I do now?’ is before you are injured. If you have questions
or would like to schedule a free educational seminar in your area,
please contact Hoey & Farina at (888) 425-1212 or
info@hoeyfarina.com.
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