Sandblaster Sues Clemco, Challenges Wis. Joint and Several Liability Statute

GREEN BAY, Wis. - A Wisconsin man has filed a federal lawsuit, alleging that he developed silicosis while working as a sandblaster at numerous locations throughout the state. Edwards v. Clemco Industries Corp., No.. 11-123 (E.D. Wis.).

Bruce Edwards says in a Jan. 31 complaint filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin that Clemco Industries Corp. failed to warn him of the dangers associated with inhaling silica dust.

Edwards maintains he was unaware that working around silica dust created by products or equipment he used at sandblasting work sites was harmful. However, he learned in May …