Rocky Flats Nuclear Workers
Jerry Harden brought us a report that states what DOL has approved
or denied per their web site for Rocky Flats
http://www.dol.gov/owcp/energy/regs/compliance/statistics/WebPages/ROCKY_FLATS_PLT.htm
ROCKY FLATS PLANT - COLORADO
Data as of 04/07/2010
[Compensation payment totals updated Friday. Medical bill payment totals
updated Monday.]
Combined Part B and E Summary
CLAIMS CASES
Applications Filed 7,414 5,916*
Covered Applications Filed 6,148 5,137
Total Compensation Paid Payments
1,866 1,597
Total Dollars
$209,719,420
Total Medical Bills Paid Total Dollars
$20,123,842
Total Compensation + Medical Bills Paid $229,843,262
*A total of 3,109 unique individual workers are represented by the
5,916 cases reported.
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Part B
CLAIMS CASES
Applications Filed 3,686 2,895
Non Covered Applications (show details) 583 527
Non Covered Employment 40 30
Condition Not Covered 543 497
Covered Applications Filed 3,103 2,368
Recommended Decisions*1
Approved 1,364 1,097
Denied 1,338 1,094
Total
2,702 2,191
Final Decisions*1
Approved 1,363 1,096
(hide details) Denied 1,263 1,045
Survivor Not Eligible 48 9
Cancer Not Work Related *2 882 744
Medical Info Insufficient to Support Claim 333 292
Total
2,626 2,141
Compensation Paid
Payments
1,135 880
Total Dollars
$131,488,000
*1 With regard to covered applications only
*2 Probability of Causation is less than 50 percent
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Part E
CLAIMS CASES
Applications Filed 3,728 3,021
Non Covered Applications (show details) 683 252
Non Covered Employment 40 36
Survivor Not Covered *5 643 216
Covered Applications Filed 3,045 2,769
Recommended Decisions*3
Approved 1,298 1,246
Denied 1,252 1,214
Total
2,550 2,460
Final Decisions*3
Approved 1,260 1,217
(show details) Denied 1,182 1,151
Cancer Not Work Related*4 403 397
Medical Info Insufficient to Support Claim 779 754
Total
2,442 2,368
Compensation Paid
Payments
731 717
Total Dollars
$78,231,420
Chaz Tedesco and Doug Fennel, representing the United Steelworkers
pledged to help us.
They said that what is happening in the EEOICP claims process is wrong.
Too many cancer and berylliosis claims are being rejected.
Thank-you to everyone who attended.
There is plenty of work ahead for us.
Carolyn Boller stated that we need more than 1/2 of the House to vote
yes on the Charlie Wolf Act.
Please help us keep up the momentum ! Stand up and tell your story.
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On March 27, 2010 we attended the Labor 2010 Candidate Briefing hosted
by the Pipefitters Local 208. Union representatives each spoke briefly
on problems facing the workers in the upcoming year. Some of the political
representatives speaking included; Jared Polis, Betsy Markey and Ed
Perlmutter. State
and local representative were also in attendance.
Thank-you to Congressman Jared Polis and Congresswoman Betsy Markey
for your kind comments
and support for our cause.
Thank You,
Laura Schultz
(RFNW)
soreloser@earthlink.net
303-421-0373