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Forwards Complaint Filed in Connection W/Traumatic Back Injury Suffered by J Bruschi at Facility.Complaint Alleges Injury Resulted from Unfit & Unsafe Working Place & Exposure to Radioactive Matls.Investigation Initiated
ML20070K434
Person / Time
Site: Oyster Creek
Issue date: 12/27/1982
From: Harward J
AMERICAN NUCLEAR INSURERS
To: Saltzman J
NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP)
References
L-015378-82, L-15378-82, NUDOCS 8212300174
Download: ML20070K434 (10)
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Abstract #98 Jersey Central Power & Light Company I Re: John & Gloria Bruschi D/O: December 4, 1982

Dear Mr. Saltzman:

l Attached find a copy of the complaint filed in Superior l Court, Ocean County, New Jersey, in connection with the captioned case. A review of the complaint, together with l other information we have received on this case, would indicate that the plaintiff, John Bruschi, suffered a traumatic injury to his back at our insureds' Oyster Creek nuclear facility on December 4, 1980. i The complaint appears to allege injury resulting from "an unfit and unsafe working place," as well as unspecified l injuries from exposure to radioactive materials while Mr. Bruschi was being removed from the premises on a stretcher. We have agreed to provide a defense for our policyholder to this suit and the attorney assigned to the case is David J. Novack, Esq., a parter in the law firm of Budd, Larner, Kent, Gross, Picillo & Rosenbaum, 33 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey, 07102. We did, however, point out to l the policyholder that any injuries resulting from a struc-tural defect, or any other injuries resulting from non-nuclear exposures would not be for our attention. We have also initiated our investigation and requested gf radiation exposure records from our policyholder. gh, 8212300174 821227 PDR ADOCK 05000219 g PDR The Excharp Suite 245/ 270 Fomngton Avenue / Fomngton. Connect <ut 06032 / t203;677-7305 m Erg Doct. f203) 677-77

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