Legionnaires' disease, Harlem
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Lawsuit filed after a deadly Legionnaires' outbreak in Harlem, alleging negligence by construction firms and NYC.
Two construction workers who claim they contracted Legionnaires' disease while working at or near Harlem Hospital Center are suing contractors they allege failed to safeguard water cooling towers at the building against contamination by the bacteria that causes the illness.
Two construction workers are suing over workplace safety after being hospitalized with Legionnaires’ disease amid a deadly outbreak in central Harlem. Their illnesses came after working near a Harlem Hospital Center cooling tower that tested positive for the bacteria that causes the disease.
Rainwater left untreated in cooling towers atop city-owned Harlem Hospital fueled the Big Apple’s deadliest Legionnaire’s disease outbreak in a decade, the Rev. Al Sharpton charged Tuesday.
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