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Carbon Monoxide at Cove Village
Even though, three people died of carbon monoxide in their apartment complex, the problem went uncorrected for four years afterwards. Also, even when the emergency calls continued to report carbon monoxide problems and a number of people were brought to the hospital, the government inspectors never stepped in to correct the hazard.
Tags: Essex complex; Wiley family; County Fire Department; toxic; Sawyer Realty; firefighters
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Ice Rink Pollution - Danger in the Air
The machines that resurface the ice of many U.S. ice skating rinks, have been found to emit the potentially harmful pollutants, Carbon Monoxide and Nitrogen Dioxide. E:60 tested 34 rinks throughout the U.S. and found that almost one-third had "dangerous levels" of the pollutants that are released from the machine's exhaust pipes. Also released onto the ice are tiny "Ultrafine Particles," which, when ingested over a long period of time, can cause long-term lung damage.
Tags: Ice hockey; USA Hockey; emissions; ice resurfacing; Carbon Monoxide emissions; Ultrafine Particles; Ken Rundell
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Undetected Danger
Four brands of carbon monoxide alarms have been recalled since 1999, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Research published in 2002 claimed six of 10 brands performed inconsistently, while only three met the standards set by Underwriters Laboratories, the certification firm that ensures their reliability.
Tags: poison; detection; smoke alarm; bullfrog; marina; gas;
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Violators: How they stack up
A Dayton Daily News computer analysis of Occupational Safety and Health Administration Records shows that from 1972 to 1990, Sparrows Point, a steel corporation, was inspected and cited 26 times in workers' deaths or serious-injury accidents. This is more than any other facility in the country. Employees say the company has put steel ahead of workers' lives. The records show the company violated government safety standards, failed to adequately train workers, and failed to at on employee complaints about hazards. This is part 2 of a 5 part series.
Tags: OSHA; Bethlehem Steel Facility; injury accidents; Occupational Safety and Health Administration Records; steel; hazards; safety practices; forklift; cranes; Sparrows Point; storage tank; carbon monoxide; OSHA violations; Armco Steel Corp; The Sorg Paper Co.; Dayton Walther Corp.; General Motors Corp.; Butler County Common Pleas Court; union; faulty breaks; steel corporations; amputations; burns; eye injury; concealing injuries
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Cherry season
Lobet investigates a case about poisoned workers in a fruit- packing plant in Washington state. At the very least they were poisoned by carbon monoxide or may have been exposed to something more. The story revealed that this is not an isolated case and that there will be no legal remedy.
Tags: AUDIO TAPE; TRANSCRIPT; health; workers compensation; lawsuits; Latinos; illegal employment; brain damage; methyl bromide; CAR
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Slumlords
KMOL-TV (San Antonio) examines numerous housing code violations at San Antonio properties. The report focuses on problems at the New Light Village, where the new owner, the San Antonio Alternative Housing, is spending $5 million on repairs. The story reveals that some landlords have made no effort to prevent hundreds of city code violations, and exposes some of the habitual violators - Morris Rosenstain and Dr. Raul Cantu - who own dozens of rental properties. The reporter interviews tenants complaining of raw sewage outside their apartments and of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Tags: transcript; landlords; rental properties; apartments; tenants; housing standards
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Brewster Heights Poisoning
Latino USA reports on the poisoning of a 100 Hispanic workers at Brewster Heights Packing, a fruit factory in northern Washington state. While workers complained to supervisors about dizziness, headaches and actually vomited/fainted, they were told to continue working or be fired. Blood tests later revealed the workers suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning from fuel-burning forklifts and a lack of fresh air. While the Department of Labor and Industries issued a $4,000 fine, "no rules changed as a result of this accident." And while things remain the same at Brewster Heights, victims of the accident say 'nothing is the same' now in their lives.
Tags: workers; factories; safety; health; Department of Labor and Industries; carbon monoxide; employers
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IRE Feed 4 "Investigate This"
A compilation of 17 stories, including: 1.) "Deadly Detectors" WFXT, Boston, tested smoke detectors against the clock. 2.) "Burning Secret" WSMV, Nashville, State troopers were temporarily blinded and burned with pepper spray to feel it's effects, but without knowing the deadly and unhealthy hazards of the spray. 3.) "Take the Money and Run" News 12 Long Island, Election candidates betting campaign money. 4.) "Steroids For Sale" KPRC, Houston, Steroids illegally prescribed and Houston Police as customers. 5.) "Behind the Badge" WTHR, Indianapolis, Convicted criminal Police Officers. 6.) "Daycare Criminal Checks" KTVK, Dallas 7.) "Candy man" KOMO, Seattle, Teacher uses minors for door-to-door candy sales, usually in violation of child labor laws. 8.) "Illegal School Vans" WEWS, Cleveland, Schools transporting children in unsafe and illegal vans instead of buses. 9.) "High Crimes, High School" WITI, Milwaukee 10.) "Life After Death Row" WRAL, Raleigh 11.) "Foul Air" WWOR, New York, Carbon monoxide poisoning in indoor ice rinks. 12.) "Hard Bounces" KTVK, Dallas, "Banks that practice check ordering, or cashing larger checks first, equaling more profits for banks and more fines for customers. 13.) "Investigating the IRS" KTVK, Dallas 14.) "Fake Degrees" WFXT, Boston, Fake universities giving fake degrees. 15.) "Who is Mr. Wright?" KOMO, Seattle, An illegit doctor with fake credentials. 16.) "Medical Secrets" News 12 Long Island, A woman with terminal breast cancer, a doctor who failed to diagnose it, and a hospital that protected the doctors and punished the whistle blowers 17.) "Military Secrets" WRAL, Raleigh, Military doctors without medical licenses.
Tags: TAPE; WFXT; WSMV; KPRC; WTHR; KTVK; KOMO; WEWS; WITI; WRAL; WWOR; News 12 Long Island
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No title (id: 13701)
KPNX-TV tests the air quality of approximately 80 grocery stores to find that buffing machines used to give store floors a slick shine spit out dangerous levels of carbon monoxide. In many cases levels were high enough to make employees and customers sick. Even though store officials were aware of the health hazards, they ignored the risk to the public in order to use the more cost-effective machines. (Dec. 17, 1996)
Tags: TAPE; Leavitt Propane burnishers Contest entry Environment Consumer safety 11 pgs.
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No title (id: 12807)
KPNX-TV investigates the buffing machines used to give store floors the slick shine spit out dangerous levels of carbon monoxide in about 80 grocery stores. After numerous testings of the air quality in the stores, KPNX-TV found the level of carbon monoxide high enough to make employees and customers sick. (Aug. 30, 1995)
Tags: Leavitt Stafford Jolly Jones Toxic shine Contest entry Environment EPA Work hazards 9 pgs. TAPE