CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Federal officials say their investigation concludes that the Iowa Interstate Railroad retaliated against a train conductor for reporting a work-related injury, reports Bloomberg news.
The Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration says the railroad violated the Federal Rail Safety Act.
OSHA says the company issued a train conductor a notification of formal investigation in January last year and disciplined him with a letter of censure after the employee reported a work injury.
The employee, who isn't being named, filed a whistleblower complaint with OSHA.
The Cedar Rapids company has been ordered to pay $1,000 in punitive damages and to "make amends" with the employee.
A message left for a railroad company spokesman on Tuesday wasn't immediately returned.
(The preceding article was published by Bloomberg News.)
