From The Madison-St. Clair Record:
Two Millstadt, Ill., greenhouse employees have filed suit against the owners of an anhydrous ammonia nurse tank that they claim leaked ammonia onto land occupied by the greenhouse, causing them to sustain serious respiratory injuries.
Leonardus Koene and Amy Morris claim they were working at N.G. Heimos Greenhouses on May 12 when they were informed that there was a smell of ammonia in the air. Koene and Morris attempted to clear workers from the property when Koene witnessed gas emitted from the anhydrous ammonia tank located on defendants Paul and Ruth Hermanns’ property, according to the complaint filed Jan. 30 in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
While clearing workers from N.G. Heimos, both Koene and Morris were exposed to the anhydrous ammonia gas that had spread from the tank, the suit states.
Because of their exposure to the gas, Koene and Morris suffered serious and permanent injuries, incurred medical costs, lost wages and suffered mental anguish and emotional distress, the complaint says.
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