Flyers trainers sue Comcast after cancer diagnoses
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Wilson SalaunApril 18, 2022 (1:01 PM)
What a horrible story.
Jim McCrossin, Flyers' Director of Medical Services and with the team since 1998-99 and Sal Raffa, assistant athletic trainer since 2006, are both suing team ownership after receiving diagnoses of incurable blood diseases and/or cancer in the Spring and Summer of 2021.
McCrossin and Raffa are alleging that they were exposed on the workplace to cancer-causing carcinogens in the team's training facilitee in Vorhees. According to them, the cause of their diseases was because of the excessive exposure to cancer-causing carcinogens released from Zambonis. They explain that the training room was next to the room where Zambonis were parked. They are allegedly still on while parked.
"As a direct and proximate result of repeated and prolonged exposure to carcinogen emitting equipment and/or machinery, and to the vapors, aerosols, mists, and gases from said equipment and/or machinery, McCrossin developed rare medical conditions of essential thrombocythemia, myeloproliferative neoplasm, and most recently, myelofibrosis (blood cancer), which is incurable (and) Raffa developed rare medical condition of essential thrombocythemia, which is incurable," as we can see on a statement obtained by Crossing Broad.
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In the case of the Flyers organization, here's what they had to say on this.
"The safety of our employees and guests at the Flyers Training Center and all of our facilities is always a top priority for us. We have looked into the allegations made by Jim McCrossin and Sal Raffa over the course of several months, and, based on that, believe that their claims have no merit. Beyond that, we cannot comment further given that this matter is in litigation."
Jim McCrossin, who is 64 years old, developed thrombocythemia, myeloproliferative neoplasm and myelofibrosis (basically blood cancer), which is incurable. Sal Raffa also developed thrombocythemia.
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