Citing delayed filing, Roanoke judge dismisses employee death-related suit against UPS - The Roanoke Times
A judge has shut down a Virginia Department of Labor and Industry lawsuit against United Parcel Service, which came in the wake of an employee death at that company’s Roanoke hub in 2015.
The dismissal, according to the judge’s decision, was prompted by the lengthy delay between the point at which UPS contested being cited for a safety violation and the date the suit was finally filed, in late September 2019, more than three years later.
According to a Virginia Occupational Safety and Health citation, on Oct. 5, 2015, an employee at the UPS facility on Thirlane Road was found lying face-down, unresponsive, in the back of a trailer that was being unloaded.
A judge has shut down a Virginia Department of Labor and Industry lawsuit against United Parcel Service, which came in the wake of an employee death at that company’s Roanoke hub in 2015.
The dismissal, according to the judge’s decision, was prompted by the lengthy delay between the point at which UPS contested being cited for a safety violation and the date the suit was finally filed, in late September 2019, more than three years later.
According to a Virginia Occupational Safety and Health citation, on Oct. 5, 2015, an employee at the UPS facility on Thirlane Road was found lying face-down, unresponsive, in the back of a trailer that was being unloaded.
