Industrial Accident Board Rejects Del. Office Worker’s Mold Claim for Lack of Causation

WILMINGTON — Delaware’s Industrial Accident Board has rejected a workplace injury claim by an office worker who claimed exposure to toxic mold, saying there was insufficient evidence of causation or that the plaintiff suffers from mold-related illness.

The IAB issued its ruling March 7 after a Feb. 21 hearing on the claim brought by Ann Marie Rybka against Burris Logistics.

Rybka, 50, contended that she was exposed to mold and/or bleach in a refuse bag left at her workspace on Aug. 5, 2012. The claimant said she had noticed black mold and water damage in the building previously, and had …