WILLIAMSON — A man is suing his employer, alleging he was seriously injured in a work-related accident.
Franklin E. Salmons Jr. filed a complaint in Mingo Circuit Court against Norfolk Southern Railway Co.
The suit states the plaintiff was employed by the defendant when on Aug. 28, 2017, he was operating ballast regulatory machine when the brakes malfunctioned, causing a collision with another machine, resulting in an injury to the plaintiff.
The defendant is accused of negligence.
The plaintiff is seeking all reasonable sums due, attorney fees and court costs. The plaintiff is represented by Benjamin Tobin of Pratt & Tobin PC in East Alton, Illinois.
The case has been assigned to Judge Miki Thompson.
Mingo Circuit Court case number 19-C-70
