Updated 07/22/2010 04:58 PM
Widow Of MTA Supervisor Killed On The Job Files Lawsuit Against City
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The widow of a Metropolitan Transportation Authority supervisor who was killed on the job last April has filed a $50 million wrongful death lawsuit against the city.
James Knell, 45, was electrocuted when he came into contact with the third rail at the Beach 90th Street A Station in Queens.
In her wrongful death suit, Jackie Knell alleges there were numerous safety violations at the work site when her husband slipped and fell on the wet subway track. According to her attorney, boards protecting the electrified third-rail were removed and there were no signs or lights alerting employees to the exposed rail.
Days after the tragedy, friends and family gathered at a wake for James Knell. He had worked for the MTA for 13 years, the last nine as a supervisor.
Knell was the first transit worker killed on the job since 2007.
NY1 has reached out to the city for reaction. Transit officials say they are not commenting on the suit.