Employers are required to report certain types of workplace accidents to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. That reporting may prompt an investigation by OSHA officials, in some instances. Yet an investigation may provide little consolation to an injured worker and his or her loved ones. For them, an attorney may be the better resource. <\/p>\n
In a recent example, a worker brought suit against his employer, claiming that his wife was exposed to take-home asbestos fibers from his work clothes. The worker and his wife lived in Oklahoma at the time the wife’s health condition was diagnosed, so the case was brought in that state. <\/p>\n
Sadly, the claim was dismissed on summary judgment. The court determined that it was not reasonably foreseeable that the worker’s occasional exposure to asbestos on pipe insulation would result in take-home exposure to his wife.<\/p>\n