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Families Fight Ohio Uranium Plant Workers’ Compensation Ruling

Families Fight Ohio Uranium Plant Workers’ Compensation RulingBy Terry KinneyJune 8, 2009

Relatives of workers who died of exposure to radiation or toxic materials at a Cold War-era uranium enrichment plant in Ohio are fighting a ruling by state officials that keeps them from receiving workers’ compensation death benefits.

They say they should not be penalized for missing a deadline for filing claims because the government withheld information for years and workers did not know they were working in a life-threatening environment………….

……………..”Congress recognized that a large number of nuclear weapons workers who supplied the Cold War effort were put at risk without their knowledge or consent,” alleges a lawsuit filed by Fulton last week in Ohio. “Congress also recognized that many top secret records were now documenting unmonitored exposures.”

Families Fight Ohio Uranium Plant Workers’ Compensation Ruling

June 10, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized