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CORPUS CHRISTI, TX  –  A 47-year old worker at H & H Metals was critically injured this morning and is now battling for his life after being crushed between a rail car and a front loader. The incident occurred at H & H Iron and Metal in the 3700 block of Agnes Street.

Metals yard and derailed rail car in Corpus Christi, TX that pinned a worker to a front loader causing serious, life threatening injury on June 5, 2012. Photo credit: kztv10.com

According to authorities, a rail car had derailed and workers had been using a front loader in an attempt to place it back on the track. While pulling the rail car with the front loader it stopped, but the rail car did not. The rail car pushed the man up against the front loader and crushed him.

Map showing location of H & H Iron & Metal in the 3700 block of Agnes St. in Corpus Christi, TX where a derailed rail car tipped, and then pinned a worker against a front loader on June 5, 2012.

Emergency crews rushed the worker to Spohn Memorial Hospital with life threatening injuries.

FELA Lawyer News Blog is a FELA, train accident and railroad worker injury blog that publishes up to date train accidents and FELA legal news from across the United States. The Federal Employers ‘Liability Act, (FELA) allows injured railroad workers to recover compensation based on the negligence of the railroad company, in lieu of workers’ compensation. FELA defines negligence as the railroad company’s failure to use reasonable care.

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