Lee v Accident Compensation Corporation (Work Related Gradual Process Injury) [2023] NZACC 176 [pdf, 352 KB]
...June 2023, which in large part described his exposure to trichloroethane following his employment with New Zealand Post Office as an apprentice electrician, a role commencing on 21 February 1979. [21] In the course of repairing and servicing electrical machinery, he used trichloroethane daily. He said: 11. A cleaning area with a bench was set up in the workshop. A green plastic bin used for cleaning parts sat on the bench. The trichloroethane was poured from a can i...