deathwind1
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Where One Was Killed And The Mill Was Owned By I.P.---I Worked For Them For Almost 22 Years And Seeing That It was not The Safest Place To work It wont Surprise Me If They Find The Comp. Did A Lot Of Things Wrong----Were Were Never Provided With Ear Protection Which Is Why I Lost Half My Hearing---There Were Big Transformers In Side The Mill That Was Leaking Large Amount Of Black Goo And All were Were Told Was Don't Get Close Because It Causes Cancer But You Had To Get Close Sometimes To Do Your Job---I Had To Work In A Area That Used Pheno Something Which You Had To Leave The Area Every Other Hr. Because Just Breathing It Any Longer Made Everyone Throw There Guts Up---Found Out Later How Dangerous It Was To Even Be Around It----We Had To Handle Plywood Sheets That Were Covered In The Stuff---I Could Be 100 ft. Away Doing Another Job And In A Hour and a Half Just Smelling The Stuff I Would Be Sick All That Day In Most Of Us In The Finish Dept Were Always Sick After 4-6 Mo. They Finally Quit When The Union Had Did Enough Complaing To The Plant Managment---All They Cared About Was Profit !!---I Did Not Make As Much Money But Working 18 Years In A High School Was A LOT Better-