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Semiconductor Employees Suing IBM

Posted by michael on from the more-of-your-life-than-you-bargained-for dept.

An anonymous reader writes "According to the NYTimes's Bob Herbert, IBM has been killing its employees by exposure to dangerous chemicals - evidence is being offered by stricken employees that unusually large numbers of men and women who worked for the giant computer corporation over the past few decades have been dying prematurely."

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  1. industry problem? by n0mad6 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Does anyone know of exposure to harmful substances in other companies that do similar manufacturing? I mean, surely, IBM does not have dramatically different methods of manufacturing hard drives and semiconductors from the rest of the industry.

  2. Re:Why by Kibo · · Score: 5, Insightful

    A) Can't always stop it.
    B) Powerful solvents are rarely good for you. Same for heavy metals.
    C) Not everyone read MSDS like they should.
    D) Proper saftey gear can be very uncomfortable and unwieldy, esspecially if it's fitted correctly. (I fog up goggles like you can't believe, even when I put anti-fog crap in them.)
    E) Stress can accelerate cancer.

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