PITTSBURGH – A Virginia couple have sued CONSOL Energy for injuries the husband allegedly suffered during the derailment of a mine car tour, given in one of the company’s Pennsylvania mines.
On May 12, Daniel Carro and Sheryl Carro of Glen Allen, Va. filed suit in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas versus CONSOL Energy, Inc. of Canonsburg.
Daniel was employed by Dominion Energy in Richmond, Va., a company which purchased coal from CONSOL. On June 5, 2018, he and several other Dominion employees completed a safety orientation and then toured CONSOL’s Bailey Mine, located in Wind Ridge.
During the tour, the mine car Daniel was in slipped off the track and he struck his head several times on the flat metal roof of the rail car, the suit says.
Despite wearing a hard hat at the time and as a result, Daniel began to experience severe neck pain, vision problems and neurocognitive issues, the suit says.
For counts of negligence and loss of consortium, the plaintiffs are seeking damages in excess of $50,000, plus costs and a trial by jury.
The plaintiffs are represented by Timothy Conboy of Conboy Law, in Pittsburgh.
The defendant has not yet secured legal counsel.
Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas case GD-20-005666
From the Pennsylvania Record: Reach Courts Reporter Nicholas Malfitano at nick.malfitano@therecordinc.com