Union criticizes Honeywell after latest leak : thesouthern.com - Southern Illinois news – Carbondale, Marion IL
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METROPOLIS — A gas leak Wednesday at Honeywell Specialty Materials in Metropolis, the second within a month, was the result of plant management’s insistence on using inexperienced, salaried employees for jobs that should be done by laborers, the local union president says.
The leak of UF6 gas at the uranium conversion facility was quickly contained with no injuries, a Honeywell spokesman said, but it was the second time a leak has happened within the last several weeks.
United Steelworkers Local 7-669 President Stephen Lech said the leak happened after a worker failed to tell others a refrigeration unit at the site was not operational. Lech contends several maintenance mechanics were exposed to radioactive gas.
Honeywell spokesman Peter Dalpe said the leak started as operators were preparing for maintenance work.
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