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Subject:
Re: My Brother's recent death from Methylene Chloride
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Good morning Nancy!
Not only can Methylene Chloride kill you instantly, long-term exposure can cause cancer. Lung cancer, liver cancer, breast cancer. Even concentrations below applicable occupational exposure limits, may increase the risk of cancer.
This is so bad that the DOD won't even use it (and they invented it).
Do the right thing.
Below is a picture of my brother with my son. Have you ever had to explain heaven to a 3 year old? I hope you never have to experience that.
Have a nice day.
Brian Wynne
On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 11:00 AM, Brian Wynne <j e x . 6 Personal Privacy <p p > i> wrote: Adding Jeff Morris to the message. Jeff, just to fill you in. My brother died from exposure to Methylene Chloride fumes, details are below. I'd like to hear what the EPA is going to do about it. Here is a picture of Drew making coffee, he bought a "goof o f f product from Lowe's which had a high concentration of Methylene Chloride. The next day he was found laying in a pool of blood, dead.
The word is spreading, your inaction is unacceptable.
V/R,
Brian Wynne
Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA
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On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 1:29 PM, Brian Wynne ^E x ^ 'p e rso ^ Hello Nancy,
wrote:
Ana and Doug are tracking this, I thought you should as well. My brother died do to exposure from a chemical that you protect "Methylene Chloride". They say that Methylene chloride is a one-two punch when fumes accumulate, well that is 100% correct. My brother slumped over, no longer breathing, because the respiratory centers of his brain switched off and the chemical turned into Carbon Monoxide in his body which also starved his heart of oxygen. He was found dead on a cold floor surrounded by a puddle of blood (from falling over). You should know that his level of exposure was so high that we couldn't donate his organs and that they had to wear respirators during his autopsy.
There is no reason to shelf the NMP rule and there is no need for "long term action". The chemical kills, there are alternatives available. Have a soul and prevent this from happening again. If you care, read the details below.
V/R,
.Biiaii.W_vnn.e_.,
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---------- Forwarded m essage----------From: Brian W ynne ^ Personal Fyivacy (i^ ]> Date: Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 2:43"pM Subject: RE: "Alleged Death from G oof Off Product To: Parsons.Douglas@epa.gov
Hello Douglas,
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My name is Brian Wynne, I am writing to follow up on a message sent to you by a family friend of ours
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Iwas my brother [' ]) Ex. 6 Personal Privacy (PP) who died from Methylene Chloride toxic fumes. To
help clarify and remove the "alleged" from the subject "Death from Goof Off Product", I thought I would go
ahead and share the cause of death as determined by the Charleston Co. Coroner (autopsy conducted on
10/16/17 at 12:45pm). Sidebar the autopsy was delayed to to a need to decontaminate my brothers
body. Below is a link to his obituary and after that is the COD from the coroner.
a 31 yr old small business owner that died working hour number 59 of his regular 60 hour week. He was found a day after he died and it took the Hazmat team 2 hrs to recover his body from the building. The fumes were so strong that chemical detectors were having positive hits outside of the facility. I can go on into specific details (blood, smell, cleanup) but it wouldn't be worth it.
He bought poorly labeled poison and was sold an inadequate breathing apparatus at Lowes. He was blissfully unaware of the danger he faced when he walked out of that store and started working at his coffee plant.
http://www.mcalister-smith.com/obituariea|
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"In light o f historical information and the toxicological, gross and microscopic autopsy findings, it is in the opinion o f the pathologist that the decedent died as the result of acute dichloromethane and methanol toxicity. Furthermore, the manner of death is best deemed accident. "
Toxic Fumes (paint thinner/methyl ene chiori de/methanol exposure).
Acute dichloromethane and methanol toxicity
Peripheral blood toxicology: dichloromethane = 77 mcg/ml, methanol = 25 mg/dl History of exposure to paint thinner fumes in a poor ly ventilated enclosed space
Attached is a picture of the paint thinner aisle at Lowe's. Can you find the product that kills more effectively than the department, of corrections?
Everything on the left side o f the shelf will kill you, nothing on the right will save you. I'm not interested in debating EPA positions, I'm following up to provide the additional details that were requested.
V/R,
Bnan_Wynne
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Subject: Fwd: Alleged Death from Goof Off Product
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From: "Parsons, Doug"
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Subject: Alleged Death from Goof Off
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Dear Sir
I work at EPA and we got your message regarding the alleged death from someone using the solvent product, Goof Off. Do you have any additional details?
Thanks, doug
Douglas W. Parsons Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1201 Constitution Ave NW Washington, D.C. 20460 Phone: (202)564-0341 Email: parsons.douglas@epa.gov
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