Award No.29
Case No. 36
Public Law Board No. 3514
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FINDINGS:
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes
and
Consolidated Rail Corporation
Appeal by G. Knox from discipline of suspension
from December 25, 1981 until January 4, 1982.
Claimant's suspension was based on Carrier's
findings that he, along with Supervisor Bennett,
failed to make proper repairs to rails and that
their negligence caused a derailment on December 25, 1981.
Mr. Bennett was dismissed as an Assistant Super-
intendent and suspended for six months.
The record shows that claimant normally served
as a truck driver and was only "filling in" on the day in question.
It appears that claimant told Mr. Bennett that the track was not
in a safe condition and should be replaced at the point in question.
The evidence does not indicate that claimant did not carry out the
instructions that were given to him.
We are not satisfied that this record supports
the loss of pay imposed on claimant. The discipline will be set
aside.
Award No. 29 - ~'J`~ y °
Case No. 36
AWARD: Claim sustained. To be effective within 30 days.
Adopted at Philadelphia, Pa.,
October 4, 1984. -
Harold M. Weston, Chairman
rrier MeI~ r (/Employee Member