Form 1 PTATIONVI-1, FAIZRO,''-.D ADJIJS'fMI,:`?T B01RD Avraxd No.
7792
SECOI1D DIVISTOiV Doc;ket P?o. 771
2-Bnzz-Fo-
t
79
the Second Division consisted of the regular mombers and in
addition Referee hbx°u_han Weiss w0n award was rendered.
( System Fedox°s.ti. on
TITO . 7,
Izr.:i lvray F:rnployes'
( I)epax"tmen ~~ , l'
..
F of Z . - C . I . 0.
PaW,ies to Disrnte: ~ (Firemen & Oilers)
,_~_ ...
( IS~iingtor. Ioxrirhey°tl Inc.
Dispute
:
C1a:iri of Err~rlovcs:
-, ..
1.. Under the
C'U?__",t,'L'rit
controlling Agreement, Mr. John ~.
IWW'-i.S, :10%::.E:r'
lw:b0:°(e',
L)Gtl_;rC?r,
Colorado,
'S·.%:-.,e. 17Y1j1. E."~t:`_5''
dealt
'r;ri'ti1
and
diNY1.`..:.v':a.
from SF'Y"J"iCe of '01.10 Dtzr.l.lnr;i;o?'l
1`IOL"t11exI1, 1r.1C. E::i.'f'~C1~;~''IE: OC'tC)'!Je2,'
17_, 176.
2. That, aoroxdir_[:,',-, the Bux'J.rin~ton I;or-tl-,a=k-n, Inc. be mdered
to
reinstate Ui,". John
T. L:;'T1S
to service,: 1'-''ith
';J`.',y?:'cYlt 10~."
Ono
lost at the pxo Ma. rate, izv.r.l_'ac1_i?s;y all fringe benafits and
a_
reference to~ this incident stricken ~i'?°cm his record.
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t.i.:fi':'
The Second Division cf the
11d_jus'amcnt
Board, upon the whole record
an,31.
PL:i.l
the ov-ldonce, finds that-
The carrier or carriers and the enp3_oys or employes invoived in this
dispute
a?.'0.
respectively
C.2
rx`leL' and E:.'.i??.L.O'Te within
t11G'
?r~::a?!
a_I1~; O:1'
the
Rai~h':ay Labor Act as approved June 21,
1934.
This Division of ,he Adjustment Board has jurisdiction over the di;.w,abe
itlvolved herein. ._
tarries to ;,raid dispute ;%ra-i veer
ri.Lo;ht
of appearance at hearing thereon.
Claimant w;as discl_aroed fox violation of Carrier's Safety Mules
5~;
and
65:1_
on the grounds tact 1_e was in possession of a fixea,v:n while on
duty and that he threatened a fellow e?n,aLoyee by pointing the gun at her
head.
Safety Rule 51+ prohibits the possession while on duty of loaded ox
unloaded
fi.i~:awsa R -ale
66J._
fates that employees will not be retained.
1r1.
service who
v,Y."O
careless of tile safety of
t11E:131:.">E.'l'S'GS 01:'
Ot!lc^..7.^S.
Claimant stated wt tha hearir~,:; that he had intended to leave his rein
at home, but tllerl he e~h'1.~:'~_iccl tl~zi; lye shored it to the eznp:Lo;;~aos pxese:w
at the lunch pl<;.ce v::i.th tine, :intcnt,;_orz of selling it. He also stated tnat
the
gan
had no cylinder.
he
denied.
po:!
ri,:i_n
g
the Lt?rz at
tr.~
h~::
z:,,d
of the
felloTr employee, I:irmohved.
Form 1
Page 2
Ai,rard To.
77°a
Docket To. 018
2-B!T-FO-79
Claimant first denied ownership of a
firearm
when
questioned by
Carrier's Spcclul Agent, but
then admitted
cr;Jlm:rsrip after it had bee:i
,recovered
by ./
1 , ' . 1[1e
distance ~ir.e Special S I;et f';c.;._~ ~ :., crate lc'c:<.:i;ed at o;~_. f'!°c_
the
SCene of ·1...11E'.
incident,
He also
admitted th"t carrying the pistol
not normal practice and that
he
had no authority to
carry it.
Fetit5en.e r contends that the absence of the cylinder ._°,~,dl~ his gun "antique"
x'atii:.r t.zan
4 "ii
x'e4:,r-m" as used. in
I,L:_`(.f: 511.
`llz,_' s conten.V_on is
effectively
l'i:.E`t?tE'C1
r)y
C'_'y'1`:..eY 'S C:i.'l,=L'ai.C3.'1
from
'1,}.1C-.
United
States
Code Annotated
"firearms"
It,
,.
_ 11
defining ~;.ra,d _-_ut ~_j,ue
f~_.~w'=.xm . i-.'.ox'ec;v(:r' Rule
5>r:?ilces no
distinction between 1uad.od and unloadcd guns.
Three -y _. ,. ` . . ~,,... r ~ s ~ of ' fi.1°ea
r-E'W,'_J.~O~;
FeS c.~`t:;..v'vC';~. to
C~_E~,i.' . , ACJ
.w
~C?s~aC~o
1CI1 U . the
_
and aiming it at
the head
G;'"
one of tilts:"-.
TL'1'1.:1 'GEC 2i; 1_I"10rJy
-,-._* not X't=.r)Llt1.~O.
in the
rC^OxC.
C!
t T3af % t
s`.
P,S`'°rl!
y?G1;t
he knew
that the pistol would nQ
.tW .
fire UC;e;; not excuse his
aC':._~tJYi..
Claimant's
(xja<?rA,=tr,.(JYl
that 1')C: had originally intended to leave th,,:
gun at home: bn
that t;('e?'! he discovered he had
j.1.
on 1':;x.5 person he showed
1.t
to
1115
follow,Git:i_>.l.('7,`v'E:(':' :~_r;
01`l!:
. 'GU , e
il it
':_5 Z '1CUn'::L.L).G
Au=;s
fspW :_.
_._h~r
S:LY?%e9 as he
..a_.?l'::c),1n5. ...') had no
Cyl:..:?d_e3x'.
We finds
accordingly, t:zu't
the
charge
againot MOW is fully
supported by the evidence and 'c:...7.l,
to
,jc2""ore,
deny the c3sin.
A
1,'T
A R 1)
Claim! denied.
At-Lest:
Execiit-.tve
Secretary
National Railx
o'L
a
Ad jus t.n ent
Board
NI1`PSOIIIAL T;AMRO!O
!1DJ,,T311.D?.i"1.' BOAI:U)
Order of
wcCOnd DiV`.:iOn
t
Dated at Chi.ca`o, Illinois,,
this 4th day of January,
7_979.