Mesothelioma and Asbestos

Michael Doherty of Brooklyn, New York is a retired homicide detective who took a job as a custodian at the Lindenhurst Post Office. He was a earliest responder at the World Trade Center site after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Doherty began wearing a protective face mask when he scrubbed the asbestos floor tiles in the mailroom, which he claimed were making him sick, but he has been forbidden to wear it any longer.

Management claimed that he had not proven that he was certified to wear the mask, though Doherty’s lawyer stated that there wasn’t a rule requiring him to be certified to wear it. Doherty claims that the cracked asbestos floor tiles are making him sick as well as could be affecting his co-workers, as well – as well as that the post office doesn’t want him to wear the mask because it alerts the other employees to the presence of asbestos. He said that testing showed asbestos levels exceeding federal regulations. The post office will be investigating the claims.

For the filled story, go to New York Post.