The Secfar:d Division consisted of the reriz?ar nLmbArs and in addition :'cvnrce Irvi~n~; R. SIhe.j iro when award eras rendered.


                          System Fed<_t'.'ittiOn. i:CW 100, Railway '--.Iplov~s'

                          Department, A. F. of L. - C. 1. 0.

          Parties to D 3.:nuf:r' : (Electrical fOrnf'?'s


                        ( The Erie Lacl:awanrua R~aiLway Gc~::p3ny


          Bi~S nrtte : Cla .,,'-m of


              I. Ti,at under the ctlrrcat aLrce,::ent, Electrician John Corbliss

                was unjustly held out of Service from May 3, 1972 Until

                August 1, 1972.


              2. That accordingly the Carrier be orc?er~=cl to restore to the

                aforesaid ea._~ove ail pay du,: niin f-rf;_~ -C:L Lirsi day Fa°`

                vans held out ofy service until the day lie K°caS returr;c;i to

                service, at tae applicable Electrician's rate for r:.ch

                w -ing day he las been improp.2-1y lizid from ser~-,7c, plus

                ork 11

                six percent ( H%i ) f)1- t 'he total G' all such ralr; and all


2
                benefits due n:- under W'e E'r-Ci:`-·'l iiosoinai and life insurance

                Policies for the azovf? Merdtior:od period-, and all railread

                retirement tJC?t?4f3c`'.3 due him iW at:E11?iy iIi'teT.:'?lf5yY^eiit ai:fj

                sickness benefits for the a5av2 cioscribe:i period; ~:u;i all

                YruC:%til3ii or,(] ::Vi?e-ay rstl"ees.iWs `ua him rlvfiiY t*"ie cii:i'r:ii. vacation and holiday adrce.::ants far Cie above descri.b~d period; and all ot:?er benefits that wf~:id~ norF:·aI?y accrue to hire had he been warkina in tire above described ;;cried in order to rz;:e 1z ira whole.


          Findings:


          The Second Division of tote Adjustment Bunrd, upon the whole record and all the evidence, finds that:


          The carrier or carriers and the employe or employes involved in this dispute are respectively carrier and employe within the meaning of the Railway Labor Act as approved June 21, i934.


          This Division of the Adjustment Board has jurisdiction over the dispute involved herein,


          Parties to said dispute waived rig ht of api -aarance at hearing thereon.

F''Clrl;r I
                                        A'A'3r ;I :^. O 716e ie 2 Dor c~(-!t N:r. ~'~,.f i~

                                        2-FL-Z;d-' 74


If it were not fur the serious consequences and impact, this case could best tic d, seribad a s a coi:,.edy of errors.

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In ~,.~,.,.'~:~..'S.ry I: 7:~; ~:~..~. ~r,:r~ fc~lLw:~.., t:;= . ~t .:,ti:hs of Sick i. ., ~,
advised' 1:?f3t e'·,:;' _-z-adl, to roturn to his 'position as an
with Carrier. He _,rs,9 by ajr6irigei:~'ertZ of Carrier eiallSiiiiied by a pia-w`Vy.r.Z.i3r:
p ' '-:~d to r_°ctux:: ' ~. ~ ;, 1 p, Sr3r ~z.auerW to (;'and cr~:~;v~.. to n i~ re.~,,z ar position. -ui_?rit:
returning to v'F')rH ~ .'.i:Y'-r1 'L.'Y't S Csi'f.=': St7P.-K.,(?C%P 3 after f11Y':::E-:3' rt~'~31~`.;t Oi
,.p .fi-t _ , E .°.78 ordered CIc, a·':::'~.T3~', ttr^;Ar 1CtlCEJ i:0 lirg'it duties, only
f~IC..,...Il_ S C©iiizl.iiC, t'3T'td ~" ' .~.";a;:eit -d c?`: ~,'r',v' Si:. (f7 ) _°?`3:i:11 ·.'t It f`tr ¢' t3 ' ': o tcai f"_"`
    a. o be re ~?" S ~ ta` m:aC

Carrier's (;'i ef St;r :=r:nt s Y:.'rart and tii.`'. basis th,~ref(.-,r is not included
in thC record bCEOr·? U:3. In a?":;, ;.5.·=3nL9 this deter-lination of
Chief cisl-;··3Wl of Octobers 1971 i32t3FCr never was CC:..:;>~i52:iC:if:~.`~ i".3 .~_r':.y°~°ra,c,ilrC

                                            "lost'! ~

at Carrier's lI'15~3lla_iti.on where Claimant was cr'fpLCtywd, ar t:.'-.?S irl
CaCarrier's re:.`ords, or from the ti-ma Clairrnnt returned t.0 Work in
1871, ii:,til Vav , 1972, C La i.t°o, r7t, rai;:~m=at z:,ci_~eat or r;-:yart.l.d
                                            r3if..'-y~;.i:~...

pCrtiJrr.:r'i~ the duties of his position. Allegedly Eartatr i S t311CA ;is';;iCr,
fallnwin,; a. exu;~inution on an ur:kn:a:=n date in the spring of :.972
reissimci a Iitrtitaticsn on Chi i.t-artt' s work. Said rep, >rt acrd ti:t t~;: r- ~:s
therefor is also not in the record befQ:'E.'' us. tiG:~i?vt_`'r, 9 ezirly in 'i~;'.'
1.972, LoC~nl Sup:~rVi;::?c`?rl of ~,'_:r'Y".'.:°", CI;_zy.C';~:'_°~, Fn tteY'sreg-c,j ylt in ~~.' ,_..,.`'tcar
and l] 2z. ? 'r^ , t °'' sC''nnI1r° on -c f1E:, "_"rfia":d cd'.i;"?`r.', li;-~
a n,. October, 1 7 , r~.~:av E~ C_.. w~: ~ r t Lxc,:~ _ ..

must be C()ni in>:".d to "Il.f;bit;:r type Lit3 t?r'ir , Which was not ii. ~sCfi a:_^.1,:E?:..`l
available unless agreos^ent could be reacs:Yd to "create a v;:c;tt;^yl ~ in

the ttXji Shed" where Claimant would perform. a t3=^C13 job ~~'3':21:: .1i)~'h~C·_'3~
          N o- t, s_~_,. _ ,.~ _ ~_,

NOWIiC'rr: in .48 at.'.1:.'.:ZBSlil71 Or its T'i?c:'.Zt·:.i-tl hives Carrier C:CrTlt-f'.:`.r;'.: 'tr:at j.c.i_:a?t~: S
coiztzntian tact to effzct',iate f-irrier's proposed 'tla3t duty", p?ace;-ant
of Claira:int would clztail displ;ecz~nerct of an e2~plova pr:aoor:Iy c;cur·:rg
                                                      ,

the position tend could have a r:.~t~rial impact on Clai;nrt's s:si4ri:y
rights and bAr2fits stemming thorelf-ro-I..

    Carrier's Chief Surgeon, made a uriil::terial dete.-Mination on June 1,

1972, without any indication of r-Laical sit^e3rt thc-refar, and oe;;ritc a
medical re~,~art 33t w^ apparently qualifi~'c3 physician that C-Laimant w-as in
adequate physical condition to perform, the duties of an electricinn
without limitation, that "our records shc·:-a tll:t this r::a71 had a carenaz'y
and we do not allow such to do strenuous labor". It
tiro was not uTyial
July II, 1972 tlat Chief S:!p.'_`t?CW.:CiV.'Lf".:.°d Li':cit arrange-meT:'ts Sa'cI·`_' ;`;3CiE_'
            . ,

for a Carrier's dcsi's:.3ted Ficysici;:n 'to examine claimor:t later shat laort-a.

    'Flee specialist chasm by Carrier, apparently sustainad CL

physician's f:tnCjl2lt~S that- no rC`3tr 1CtLor3 Can t1Tr! work to. be t'p._rf01;..~?l by
Cls'£i;::3nt 1:1 his class tiuFl was 11.°_C=T_'S Sar'.,t, alts ali;:;h the details of!
the Carrier d^;.'83_g:`,itia szt':-:~i_l.ill!ctfS report are not illf'.JLE:aG-'-d in tl;-AiB record.
This report wan raceiyed at t_arA : R r ' s i·tcicel DQpartm~nt on July 2119
1972. Wren Chief Sl.arg;vcn telE'riiap:acd local supervision can July 28, 1'372
tat CIc'ila:3tTt was "Gi:.':liLi.Cd as ur1 @'L·"i:i iE.i:allt'. CZu.'-taucr3'`C was ry'rtCrf:a work :1t.'rtlaf: 1, 1.~7c~..
Fo r~ '~ 1 Fit gC :>

Award N7(--;. 6716

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This record depicts 3 C::'n,",S C?'iSreyc"d f01 v.'~: r:a,gTStS and c'"'R1!.TSri needs Of an,; F:::°Ira_oyCt'_. Nothing in fisi3 rC:UTd C'CL;o7?3 confiict, base--d upon Cr<>I'%J1C, p10'uat?`' _?fiCat C3:;i:ez'i~'..:t:i~:30:? t'rJt ClaI:.`--rsets CUr1L:.^:Cd' ~.'s:?rilfh:.~:z1dW5, LWi:>4 :.=_` by ~ :si j, 0e t-.il:v t:C ~e:eti ii^Ln-
                                      riC'~`·. .,`,'I rC'.5_~I.:~Z ,

1 and t1l3t fi:it·"' Wr:'..t.ll prove h-ad'i..6.'.l i.:3 fi5:':1, 1::E.s C:oriorl:ci :n ®t.' si :a~ _..:i:':i`L t0 Carrier CS;rlert-:3 v:19_Lf Slar~c."O:Ip a'i8 far c: ;s this rirCi?i'f fIi SClOS:.cs , Ii"a~E~.3e an af`b3.t--~:aiv a::Ci f~<`:i)ri_C1()°s;;i accision, ba:=:ad on ,CjeIW :"a-li ~c'°~.1_?S, ~y:i,'t
y tT · c r'f.., ~ du,-y" .e.,s· `a, Ii-- ~ I ~t `7
rr..S~1Cti_~i2.. O li ;·m 6?~S r.c. %S i~. C,iC. not G-`~.'~T:a ~ i ilS nor
did he indicate +-at he W5 uiic'L:.'C' Of the electrician'- JE51t content, b, It
label-Led it as t'.^m.~.y':!iI'.:~':·Ilzu`' . There t:US r<?a?.iv no val~ c on '11.L
doCtOrS t0 warrant ii:`iC;k,I1'l`i the tt~·~t..''iE.'.'r.~tF,rICR iTl; On kay:;7.Ci,!l
E~%'a:3iL'.'I i_ iC i;~,t1 try the Carrier. The rwvrtynhaCx;, in 1'`.·ay, 110,72, to th!~! C'..a:ef Sur~Pon'r__ YeCC:o°::vniat=Oe`LS Or i3r;.1i1St nine o:;J?'ithS ;'.3rl2.`r, and re-:'.^.YT.II~ Cial.::'~an: fr<D:i~

cCr~ . c_d O·2 tI'!? r ra rr. n c ~r nl. v ,.-y 3 ., r7.·, ; x^ ~ r. e. ,.* ·I- 7. C - _ n . y, n ~ . -
Service L t'`'Z... f' t·`- ^~ f.L j. _·rt ~5.. . , , __~. _. a .. ~._, ;: E3A ... .. = ;.. ..
controls for the prOtCCtis7n of F:IT:pl G;reS and Carrier fOilt3:xiry, . cczn c?ilpl`:Z'i't S
serious illness. Clai".^an'i~. should not be rode .'`.O S131i:Lr ti?^t casual z7nd
~rCnrac.4-irat.1_I'-f f^r,~vs'.;l:s`'fi'7: ~:,IliC'h t`:" ('·,.,.-.`!~'"f^ ~~:..7i,~,_ 1`.ap^ .._,<.,a:?~ s.-_34y
t1J~7_th his case. There was no rCaS.'.?fI for Clc=zii:'nt to sustain the loss Cf
three months' pay. Carrier's arr;u:.~::7'.~ that C1: e' Fort could have
                                              ;.;~ -;,-- t_,

~ Z_ .::.; s.ai the damage is not found t0 be IY::.`ritOrl.^..:iS based fill the record 11011-.Oilro.

    Rule 321 of `·(_'iIC' C`r ....'w`i,iprt :"t r.i-r><~s·,fy,?- i1C~-,..j;-·r,r~ ?-'tC n-.·T_,'.,:'?~ '..i''^_!_'-~t?e

    'fr

the rc?I^L'dy ,p^liC.^~b1C t0 tilasivi. C3.u'^.._'9Si·'ii.C2;u t3 rl:l.iiJ4tsf;^'.~:1~ fee tiiC employe "with his seniority : i,Atts unin,mair;d, and CeniigansUte:3 for <<a,-,-loss if any..." `I'nis Board has held t"ut it is not empe;aared to e,·.-=:II-i upon tile express kgreen:ert and tihercxor~i m^y hot gra.r>t-
f-i ~~e ,:~;I-pits and/Or interest in addition t0 f:'--a?I2.~, Cluil::Riii: whole for -actual loss of wades sustained by him dole to il:lprnper action by Carrier. Carrier is obligated to restore to Claimant "all pay due ~:in from, t?-i^ first day by was hold out of service in May; 1972 until the day he has returned to service in A1I-c;ISt, lf?72."

A W A R P


Claim sustained to the extent set forth in the Findings.

KATIOM"iL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD

By Order of Second Division


Attest: Executive Secretary
National Fzi.lrf:ad fsdjuatm~cnt Board

Rosemarie f3rasch Adl;,Anistrative Assistant

Bated at Chicago, Illinois, this 25th day Of June, 197.