Bagger Operator Sues Moldex, 3M for Silica-Related Injuries

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - A Tennessee man has sued two manufacturers of respiratory protection devices that he said failed to protect him from inhaling silica dust while working as a bagger operator for approximately 18 years. Walker v. Moldex-Metric Inc., et al., No. 10-164 (E.D. Tenn.).

Julius Walker and his wife, Judy Ann, filed a complaint Aug. 6 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, accusing Moldex-Metric Inc. and 3M Co. of negligently causing the exposures that led to his development of silicosis.

According to the lawsuit, Walker worked from 1989 to 2007 at Minco Inc. in Midway …