Railroad Conductor Suffers Electric Shock Injury

This case involves a 50-year-old man who worked as a railroad conductor. The conductor had his hand on an iron handle while he was holding the door open to let a coworker enter the car. He used his other hand to hold a guardrail at the station, outside of the train car. He received a significant electric shock during the incident. It is alleged that the iron handle, was improperly grounded. This incident occurred at a station in Montana.

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Expert Witness Response E-009849

I have served as a project manager for both rolling stock procurements (“railway cars”) and as a project manager for new and rehabilitated passenger rail stations. In those roles, I was responsible for safety certification of all project elements, including the grounding requirements. Additionally, I was involved with electric traction construction. I have specific experience with the type of rail car in question. I have also reviewed similar accident/safety events internally.

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