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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: CSX Transportation Inc.
Current Parent Company: CSX
Penalty: $667,740
Year: 2021
Date: August 31, 2021
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: workplace whistleblower retaliation
Violation Description: In November 2017, two railroad workers at a railyard in Waycross, Georgia, encountered and reported a blue flag that signaled their train could not move safely. For their actions, CSX Transportation Inc. pulled them from the job and later fired them, both actions found to be illegal in a U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigation.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Georgia
Facility City: Waycross
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Florida
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: railroads
Specific Industry of Current Parent: railroads
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