WIPP waste handler sues operators for negligence
By Zack Ponce, Carlsbad Current-Argus, N.M. | |
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
Utter filed a personal injury civil suit in
Utter worked as a waste handler for NWP and was underground on the morning of
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The defendants' acts "created foreseeably dangerous conditions which caused or contributed to Plaintiff William Utter's injuries and damages," stated the complaint filed by attorney
The lawsuit points to specific safety and maintenance hazards underground at WIPP that led to unsafe working conditions including: ineffective self-rescue respiratory masks and systems, the removal of an automatic fire suppression system on the salt haul truck in
Rodriguez told the
Both sides in the lawsuit will meet in court Wednesday morning for a scheduling conference to decide a start date for the trial.
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