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U.S. Court of Appeals Denies Petition in Fight Over Citations Issued by OSHA in Toxic Fumes Case

In this case a man was rendered unconscious after being exposed to toxic fumes in a large container while he was working inside of it.  Fortunately for this worker, he was rescued by the local fire department. His employer, Dana Container, wound up fighting citations from the Occupational Safety and…

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$824,000 Jury Verdict for Injured Worker’s Deadly Exposure to Benzene

A Pennsylvania jury found that benzene is a defective product whose exposure contributed to the development of cancer of the blood and bone marrow, otherwise known as acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). In the years 1973 to 2006, the plaintiff, Louis DeSorbo, worked with printing solvents and inks that contained benzene.…

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