Three Union Pacific Railroad Workers Injured While Working on Rail Car in North Platte

January 7th, 2013 |

NORTH PLATTE, NE. — Three Union Pacific railroad workers were injured, two seriously burned while working on a rail car at Union Pacific’s Bailey Yard in North Platte.

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Three Union Pacific railroad workers received burn injuries while working on a coupling with a torch in the Bailey Rail yard in North Platte, NE on December 29, 2012.

The accident occurred on Saturday, Dec 29, at Union Pacific’s Bailey Yard in North Platte, Nebraska when the two workers and another worker were using a blowtorch on the coupler end of a car and a hot oil, likely hydraulic fluid, spilled onto the workers, burning their hands and faces.

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Map showing location of Bailey rail yard in North Platte, NE where three Union Pacific Railroad workers received burn injuries on December 29, 2012.

According to Union Pacific spokesman, Mark Davis, all three workers were taken to Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. One was treated and released. Two of the employees were taken to a burn unit for treatment.

The incident remains under investigation at this time.

Posted by Gordon, Elias & Seely, a FELA lawyer and Nebraska railroad injury lawyer who publishes train accidents and FELA legal news from across the United States.