Conditions were scary dangerous in Wisconsin barrel plants, say workers hurt on the job


Conditions were scary dangerous in Wisconsin barrel plants, say workers hurt on the job


For most of three years, Phillip Leitze stripped used 55-gallon chemical barrels to get them down to bare metal and ready for a fresh coat of paint.  

It was dirty, dangerous work, but Leitze was glad to have the job at Mid-America Steel Drum in St. Francis — at least at first.  

Each day, Leitze put on two extra layers of clothes. The machine he operated blasted tiny metal balls of "shot" that would ricochet back as if he was facing a hail storm. He wore the extra clothing to protect himself even when temperatures soared into the 90s....

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