Re: Workman's compensation question

August 29, 2005

Kathy,

Yes you can discuss the mold test results. It's called " Discovery Rule " and the

place of Business should have posted the test results under the " General Duty

Clause " .

Keep us posted and jump in there on them. Don't be afraid to ask questions, you

have a right to know. There is such a thing called " the open records act " you

might want to check it out and get your copy of those test results.

If you have anymore questions, I will be more than happy to help!

Sincerely,

Marcie

Kathy <kathywnb@...> wrote:

I don't know if this is the place to ask this question or not, but I have

noticed some of you have gotten workman's compenstion or have pending claims.

I am in the middle of a lawsuit for workman's compensation My attorney had

the maintenace supervisor for the county in which I worked deposed and I

received a copy of the depostion. There is mold testing that I didn't know that

existed, most from after I left. Does anyone know if I am allowed to discuss

this testing since I found out about it in a deposition? All mold testing is

supposed to be availabe to the public, but I doubt that the results of this

testing was made known.

Thanks,

Kathy

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August 29, 2005

Thanks for the information. I already have a copy of the test results. They

were included in the deoposition. The levels of airborne aspergillus were very

high (almost 5,000 spores/m3) in the room next to mine. The lady who teaches

there has only been in that room for a couple of years and is already having

respiratory problems. I think she ought to know. Can I give her a copy of the

the test results that I got with the deposition or should I just tell her about

it and let her decide what she wants to do.

I've already confronted the entire county about what the results were in my room

2 years ago when I had to quit work. My levels weren't that high (around 1,000

penicillium), but I had a heavy exposure to Fusarium and T-2 toxin from junk

that fell out of the ceiling during the remediation. I've also had penicillium

cultured from my sinuses twice. I had already been sick for quite some time,

but wasn't sure the mold was what was making me sick until right before I quit.

I think I had a low level exposure for about 25 years and the effects just

accumulated. I wrote letters to the superintendent and the maintenace

supervisor and met with them personally. I called and wrote letters to the

board members and spoke at a board meeting. There was even an article in the

newspaper.

I was really shocked when I got these latest results. The levels of spores in

all of the rooms were higher than before the remediation, but especially in this

one particular room. That was last August. Originally we were closed down due

to Stachybotrys and since it hasn't been found again, they are just ignoring the

other results (mainly aspergillus and penicillium, with some Fusarium, all of

which can be toxic)..

I don't know if they've done anything since then, but with all the humidity in

the southeast this year, I have a feeling it's all elevated again. This is a

school and children are being affected. It really blows my mind that the

administration is covering this up.

Kathy

Marcie McGovern <marcie1029@...> wrote: