Worker Dies From N-hexane Poisoning

Tagged: ipod, Poisoning, Computer Hardware
Source: Gizmodo - Read the full article
Posted: 1 year 49 weeks ago

Wintek, who supplies touchscreen components to Apple for the iPhone and iPod touch, just got “exposed” for “hazardous work conditions”. One of the most severe? N-hexane poisoning, which the company illegally used instead of alcohol to clean screens.

In August of 2009, 49 people were treated for N-hexane poisoning, with one dead. The BoingBoing post says that the worker died this weekend, so it seems like Wintek continued to use the same N-hexane even after they were punished from last year.

 

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Thu, 02/25/2010 - 15:26
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