Sick Hanford Workers Speak Out For The First Time

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http://www.king5.com/news/investigators/Sick-Hanford-workers-speak-out-for-first-time-254461061.html

Sick Hanford Workers Speak Out For The First Time
by SUSANNAH FRAME / KING 5 News
Posted on April 8, 2014 at 10:46 PM
Updated Wednesday, Apr 9 at 5:43 PM

Exposure to potentially harmful chemical vapors sent 26 workers at the Hanford Site to a Richland hospital or an on-site medical clinic in the two-week period starting March 19.

For the first time, two of those workers talk on camera with KING 5 about their experience -- and the symptoms and problems they continue to exhibit nearly two weeks after breathing in vapors that vented from underground tanks and pipes that hold vast amounts of toxic chemicals and radioactive isotopes.

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When Holland visited the HPMC on Tuesday, she said the medical staff reversed its decision on her health status. The original designation of “cleared for return to work” is “not cleared to return to work." HPMC staff also offered her a ride home because she might not be well enough to operate a motor vehicle. Ellingson, meanwhile, has not returned to the worksite, but is still classified as cleared for duty by HPMC. He said he continues to struggle with respiratory problems, coughing and flu-like symptoms.

Both said they chose to speak to KING 5 because they believe Hanford officials are painting a rosy picture of what happened at the site starting March 19.

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