45 U.S.C. § 54 : US Code - Section 54: Assumption of risks of employment

Search 45 U.S.C. § 54 : US Code - Section 54: Assumption of risks of employment

In any action brought against any common carrier under or by
virtue of any of the provisions of this chapter to recover damages
for injuries to, or the death of, any of its employees, such
employee shall not be held to have assumed the risks of his
employment in any case where such injury or death resulted in whole
or in part from the negligence of any of the officers, agents, or
employees of such carrier; and no employee shall be held to have
assumed the risks of his employment in any case where the violation
by such common carrier of any statute enacted for the safety of
employees contributed to the injury or death of such employee.