Gary Pittman OXY Story

• Exposed to toxic substances (no respirators)
• Chemical poisoning (sulfuric acid & fluoride)
• Acid burns (Burning skin and rotting feet)
• Fluorosilicate dust everywhere
• Uranium-238, radium-226, and radon-222
• Gloves, respirators and dust masks not furnished
• OXY failed to provide warning labels on toxic chemicals
• Currently suffers from emphysema and silicosis of lungs
• Inspectors from EPA & FDEP announced visits
• Mine cited numerous times for OSHA violations
• Employees brought own water or soft drinks to work
• Rural north Florida has the highest cancer rate in Florida
• Melting pantyhose
• Flocks of birds dying in flight over stacks
• Gypstack collapses into aquifer not a surprise