Archive for March, 2009
Asbestos Victims Family Sues 33 Companies
Date: admin | 31 March 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer, asbestos, mesothelioma, uncategorized
The family of a recently deceased man is suing 33 defendant companies in Jefferson County District Court, claiming that the mans asbestos-related disease was wrongfully caused.
According to a lawsuit filed May 20, Lawrence Baggett developed mesothelioma during the course of his work as a laborer and operator.
A.O. Smith Corp., A.W. Chesterton Co., Bechtel Corp., Certainteed [...]
Foxboro High School to Start Asbestos Abatement
Date: admin | 29 March 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer, asbestos, mesothelioma, uncategorized
FOXBORO Foxboro high school will start the $20 million renovation project in June. The first part of the job will be asbestos abatement.
There will be a draping work in late June in order to keep asbestos from moving around to other areas of the building or outside during the work.
The total bid for asbestos-related jobs, [...]
OSHA fines Delek for asbestos and other safety violations
Date: admin | 27 March 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer, asbestos, mesothelioma, uncategorized
The U.S. Department of Labors Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited a Tyler (TX) oil refinery for 30 safety violations following two fatal outcomes.
Brentwood-based Delek U.S. Holdings Inc.s Texas refinery was fined $217,350 by the department
It was in November that a fire and explosion killed two workers and three others.
Stephen Boyd, OSHAs [...]
Lockport firm wins $34 M state contract for asbestos removal
Date: admin | 25 March 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer, asbestos, mesothelioma, uncategorized
The Empire State Development Board of Directors has decided to award a $34.1 million contract to Cambria Contracting Inc. in Lockport to get rid of asbestos from Midtown Plaza, preparing the downtown complex for demolition.
An individual $1.69 million contract has been also awarded to Rochester-based Paradigm Environmental for air quality monitoring through the asbestos removal [...]
Summit Hall Closed after Asbestos Discovery
Date: admin | 23 March 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer, asbestos, mesothelioma, uncategorized
West Virginia University Summit Hall has been closed after asbestos was discovered in the dormitory Tuesday. The cancer-causing substance was found under the floor tiles on the ground and first floor of Summit Hall, a TEDCO construction overseer said. She said that asbestos is not hazardous as long as [...]
