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ARTICLE ID 194810

$________ FELA Case – Plaintiff railroad worker slips as he is attempting to climb from crane onto scaffold situated approximately three feet – Hyper extension injury – Inability of railroad worker to continue

Yellowstone County, MT

This was an action involving a 60-year old railroad employee. The plaintiff contended that when he attempted to climb down from the back of a crane, situated nine feet above the tracks and onto a scaffold three feet below him, he slipped, and that his foot became jammed in the space between the crane and scaffold, resulting in a severe hyper extension injury.

The plaintiff maintained t...

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