Drilling to Remove Dropped Ceiling Spreads Dust on Workers’ Desks

When Missouri Pacific was removing the dropped ceiling on the fifth floor and drilling through the sixth floor to the fifth floor ceiling in order to run the computer wiring, plaintiff was working on the fifth floor.

When the ceiling was removed, the insulation-wrapped pipes in the ceiling were exposed. The insulation around the pipes was in very poor condition, chipping and coming loose. During that construction, which lasted close to a year, dust and larger particles would fall from the ceiling onto plaintiff's and his co-workers' desks.

Courtesy of Missouri Court of Appeals: Timothy P. Hedgecorth v. Union Pacific Railroad Co

see also:

Air Handling System Necessary to Remove Asbestos from the Air Handling System
Asbestos Danger in Building's Air Handling System

Insulation Wrapped Pipes Insulation Wrapped Pipes Lead to Asbestos Exposure
Wrapped Pipes: Asbestos Exposure from Insulation

Case Facts Asbestos Case Facts: Hedgecorth vs. Union Pacific
Facts in Hedgecorth vs. Union Pacific Asbestos Case