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DOL suit: $300,000 whiff of red cedar dust?

The U.S. Department of Labor is suing an Idaho mill owner for firing a cedar mill worker because, its suit claims, he complained about the lack of proper protection from the cedar dust his job required him to be around.

By Dan Cook | Updated on October 30, 2013

The cedar chests, planks and furniture so admired by connoisseurs of fine-wood products pose a hazard to those who work with them. The U.S. Department of Labor is suing an Idaho mill owner for firing a cedar mill worker because, the suit claims, he complained about the lack of proper protection from the cedar dust his job required him to be around.

The DOL suit, which seeks $300,000 on behalf of the unnamed former employee as well as reinstatement, claims Clearwater Paper Corp. of Lewiston fired the employee “in retaliation for filing a safety complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Boise Area Office. The employee was first suspended and then fired soon after OSHA conducted an inspection to assess excessive exposure to red cedar dust.”

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Dan Cook

Dan Cook

Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.

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