Railroad worker injuries are covered under the Federal Employees Liability Act which requires that a railroad maintains their fleet, ensuring that their trains are in good working order and free of defects. If a railroad does not comply with these standards, they may be liable for injuries to their workers. Damages railroad workers may receive include medical treatments, present and future lost wages and mental trauma. An injury on the railway can range from a minor sprain to a spinal injury so severe that it leads to death. Some of the most common injuries that affect railway workers are head trauma, knee injuries, back injuries, neck injuries, carpal tunnel syndrome, brain trauma or spinal cord injuries. The Federal Employees Liability Act protects railroad workers and others as diverse as clerical employees whose day-to-day functions do not directly involve trains or outdoor activity.
Weimar is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California, located in the Sacramento area. By car, Weimar is about one hour from Reno, Nevada and about one hour northeast of Sacramento, California on east I-80. It is directly adjacent to Interstate 80. Amtrak stops at Colfax, California which is about 3 miles east on I-80 past Weimar. Weimar, California was originally named New England Mills. The elevation is about 2300-2600 feet. Weimar has a campground in it, and also has access to the North Fork of the American River. The former Weimar Sanitarium is now Weimar Institute, home to the NewStart health program, Weimar College, and the Weimar Academy, a boarding school for high school students, both run by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It is also home to the Weimar Hills School, a public school for grades five through eight, under the supervision of the Placer Hills Union School District. The area is named after a local Maidu aboriginal American chief and is correctly pronounced 'WE - MAR' rather than like the German city of the same spelling. Its ZIP code is 95736 and its area code 530.