Posted by bakertb on August 27, 2002 at 20:13:50:
Steelabor march/april 2000 this tragedy should never have happened said angry william fricker of local 9336;s safety committee If thecompany had responded to our complaints,this could have been avoided. wokers complained of getting dizzy, upset stomachs and headaches coming from a gas odor in the area of the explosion,'fricker said. we submitted dozens of safety issues but the company didn;t do anything. on friday before the explosion, a supervisor became ill while trying to shut off a gas leak. one of the workers donned breathing apparatus and closed the leak. A month before the explosion fricker was on a safety inspection with the plant safety director. I asked him to visit the area where the explsion took place and he declined, saying that he didn;t want to smell that stuff. you get the drift