CUMBERLAND COUNTY — A Camp Hill business has been cited for exposing workers to hexavalent chromium fumes and other safety hazards, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Tuesday. Cleveland Brothers Inc., a company that provides hydraulic service and repair, machining, and chroming services, was cited for one willful violation, 18 … Continue reading OSHA fines Camp Hill company $280,874 for overexposing employees to toxic hexavalent chromium fumes

  WASHINGTON — The cancer-linked compound made famous by the movie “Erin Brockovich” has been found in dangerous levels inside an aircraft hangar at McConnell Air Force Base, including its breakroom, according to documents exclusively obtained by McClatchy. Hexavalent chromium can be used as an anti-corrosion agent and “it is found in paints and primers … Continue reading McConnell Air Force Base Finds High Levels of Chemical Made Famous in ‘Erin Brockovich’

  A Utah woman has sued two major defense contractors over the cancer death of her husband, who worked for 15 years blasting paint, rust and corrosion off military aircraft. Cynthia McKenney’s civil suit said the Hill Air Force Base employee died of lung cancer, possibly contracted by exposure to cadmium and chromium-6. Richard A. … Continue reading Lawsuit: Industrial chemicals blamed in cancer death of Hill AFB worker

  HILL AIR FORCE BASE — A woman filed a federal lawsuit seeking compensation for damages related to the cancer death of her husband, who was exposed to carcinogenic chemicals for 15 years while blasting paint off military aircraft at Hill Air Force Base. In a case filed Monday in U.S. District Court at Salt … Continue reading Widow seeks compensation after husband died of cancer from work at Hill AFB

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) – Some maintenance workers at the 403rd Air Wing at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi said they have become seriously ill from exposure to hazardous materials because of poor safety practices. The workers, and documents from Keesler, indicate base management was aware of the problems as far back as 2009, and … Continue reading Documents show Keesler workers were exposed to dangerous chemicals

The industry needs rapid detection to truly improve the safety of at-risk personnel. Hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] is a toxic material typically produced in industrial processes like welding of stainless steel or other alloys containing chromium, abrasive blasting of equipment to strip chromate paint or primer, smelting processes of ferro-chromate alloys, and chrome electroplating that uses a … Continue reading Updating Hexavalent Chromium Detection Capabilities