Addressing the deadly Washington D.C. train crash Debbie Hersman of the National Transportation Safety Board said the operator of the train that “slammed into a stationary train in front of it apparently had activated the emergency brakes in a failed effort to stop before the accident.” as reported in the Washington Post. Hersman said the “emergency brake button, known as the ‘mushroom,’ was depressed, and the steel rails showed evidence that the brakes were engaged.”
Feroleto Speaks at WNY Labor Law Symposium
October 11, 2013
Yesterday, October 10, 2013 attorney John Feroleto spoke at the Western New York Labor Law Symposium in Buffalo, NY. John discussed topics involving New York State’s Scaffold Law and the importance of this law in protecting workers from construction site injuries.