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Worker Claims Koch Refining Concealed Illness Related to Benzene Exposure
44:22 - 48:14 (03:51)
After contracting blood poisoning from benzene exposure while working at a Koch refinery, employee Carlson filed for workman's comp but the company refused to acknowledge the link to his illness and fired him instead.
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Joe Carlson filed for workman's comp after getting blood poisoning from benzene exposure from his job cleaning tanks, but Koch Refining refused and he was fired.
44:22 - 46:41 (02:19)
Summary
Joe Carlson filed for workman's comp after getting blood poisoning from benzene exposure from his job cleaning tanks, but Koch Refining refused and he was fired. The company tried to blame his anemia and leukemia on cigarette smoking rather than the high benzene exposure he faced at work.
ChapterWorker Claims Koch Refining Concealed Illness Related to Benzene Exposure
EpisodePart One: Charles Koch: The Luke Skywalker of Rich People
PodcastBehind the Bastards
A discussion about the Koch brothers' business tactics, including their role in hazardous chemical exposure and their ownership of a large refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas.
46:41 - 47:30 (00:49)
Summary
A discussion about the Koch brothers' business tactics, including their role in hazardous chemical exposure and their ownership of a large refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas.
ChapterWorker Claims Koch Refining Concealed Illness Related to Benzene Exposure
EpisodePart One: Charles Koch: The Luke Skywalker of Rich People
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The speaker reflects on their experience swimming in polluted water in places like Galveston and Mustang Island, and expresses concern for family members working in the refining industry who may be exposed to harmful chemicals.
47:30 - 48:14 (00:43)
Summary
The speaker reflects on their experience swimming in polluted water in places like Galveston and Mustang Island, and expresses concern for family members working in the refining industry who may be exposed to harmful chemicals.