[CPEO-MEF] American Beryllium (FL) worker seeks compensation

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Former worker sues Lockheed, seeks compensation for Tallevast beryllium 
exposure

Sarasota Herald Tribune
July 13, 2007

TALLEVAST - For 21 years, Charlie Ziegler worked as a janitor and 
maintenance worker at the American Beryllium Co. plant in Tallevast.

The company built parts for nuclear warheads for the federal government 
for nearly 40 years. One byproduct was beryllium dust, a substance that 
can cause breathing difficulties and other lung diseases, including cancer.

“I used to work in the beryllium dust; I used to dump the beryllium,” 
Ziegler said. “I used to do that every day.”

Now Ziegler is seeking damages from Lockheed Martin for breathing 
problems he says stems from exposure to beryllium.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20070713/NEWS/707130376

See also http://www.bradenton.com/280/story/96884.html

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org

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