Former Railroad Worker Awarded Nearly $150,000 In Whistleblower Case

DENVER (CBS4)– Federal safety officials have awarded a former railroad worker nearly $150,000 after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration found Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad retaliated against the employee for reporting safety issues with the railroad tracks in Denver.
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad (credit: CBS)
Railroad tracks are the second-leading cause of railway accidents after human error.
Inspectors ride the rails daily looking for track problems, but the