Welch v. Burlington Northern Railroad

REINHARD, Presiding Judge.

Defendant railroad appeals from a judgment arising under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. § 51. The jury awarded plaintiff damages of $150,000. We affirm.

Plaintiff is a diesel electrician employed by defendant. He had been employed by the railroad for six years at the time of the injury and was 26 years of age. On April 19, 1980, he received a severe electrical shock when he placed his right hand on a metal angle iron that was electrified. The electrical current passed through his right hand across his back and neck and out through his left hand which…