My question involves workers compensation law for the state of: Texas, Virginia
On 2014/10/16 I was told by my supervisor in regular conversation that a coworker had been diagnosed with tuberculosis. He alerted middle management and they brushed it off as unimportant. There are at least 50 of us who worked with the young lady diagnosed with tuberculosis on a daily basis. Reading through CDC and OSHA sites it appears that my employer was supposed to alert us to this condition and take action. We work for a US contractor supporting military operations in Afghanistan and we must undergo a Mod 12 physical every year. This includes a TB skin test because there is reasonable expectation of exposure to the disease through one of the local workers the company hires. During the yearly physical if our skin test shows positive we get a chest xray, if that is good then we are sent back to work. Reading the medical sites it appears there is an extensive treatment regime that those who are exposed must go through, yet my company has not even alerted us of this exposure.
It seems as if the company is hoping we will not find out and simply leave due to sickness or contract closure. The prime government contractor is based out of TX, the subcontractor (whom I work for) is based out of VA.
On 2014/10/16 I was told by my supervisor in regular conversation that a coworker had been diagnosed with tuberculosis. He alerted middle management and they brushed it off as unimportant. There are at least 50 of us who worked with the young lady diagnosed with tuberculosis on a daily basis. Reading through CDC and OSHA sites it appears that my employer was supposed to alert us to this condition and take action. We work for a US contractor supporting military operations in Afghanistan and we must undergo a Mod 12 physical every year. This includes a TB skin test because there is reasonable expectation of exposure to the disease through one of the local workers the company hires. During the yearly physical if our skin test shows positive we get a chest xray, if that is good then we are sent back to work. Reading the medical sites it appears there is an extensive treatment regime that those who are exposed must go through, yet my company has not even alerted us of this exposure.
It seems as if the company is hoping we will not find out and simply leave due to sickness or contract closure. The prime government contractor is based out of TX, the subcontractor (whom I work for) is based out of VA.
Benefits for Injured Workers: Negligent Tuberculosis Exposure
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