Asbestos Remediation near Louisville, Kentucky
Dixie Development
3321 7th Street Rd
Louisville, KY 40216
ABATEMENT SOLUTIONS INC
4511 ILLINOIS AVE
LOUISVILLE, KY 40213
BLUEGRASS TECHNOLOGIES
3004 LAMBACH CT
LOUISVILLE, KY 40220
Romac, Inc.
136 Outer Loop
Louisville, KY 40214
DIXIE DEVELOPMENT
PO BOX 16189
LOUISVILLE, KY 40256
Washington Group International
P.O. Box 16697
Louisville, KY 40256
Ab Inc Hcl Inc
1520 Algonquin Pkwy
Louisville, KY 40210
Bluegrass Technology Corp.
3004 Lambach Ct.
Louisville, KY 40220
Chase Environmental Group, Inc.
11450 Watterson Ct.
Louisville, KY 40299
Trieco, Llc
7710 Springvale Dr., Ste. 201
Louisville, KY 40241
Asbestos Remediation Violations in Louisville
FISCAL YEAR: 2001
1. PRINCIPAL DEFENDANT: Ronald J. Wallace
W.D. Kentucky 300CR85-S
Wallace instructed an employee to attend an asbestos refresher course and then used that employee's certificate to obtain his supervisor's refresher renewal from DEP.
July 13, 2000
Wallace was charged in an Information with one count of making false statements {18 U.S.C. 1001}.
STATUTE: 18 U.S.C. 1001
August 22, 2000
Wallace pled guilty to the count in the Information.
December 18, 2000
Wallace was sentenced to pay a $1,000 federal fine and part of the plea was that Wallace made a commitment to get out of the asbestos business.
Asbestos Remediation Violations in Louisville
FISCAL YEAR: 1998
1. PRINCIPAL DEFENDANT: IEMC Environmental Group
E.D. Kentucky 96-25-S
2. DEFENDANT: Barri Shurelds
E.D. Kentucky 96-25-S
3. DEFENDANT: IES Lead paint
E.D. Kentucky 96-25-S
4. DEFENDANT: Jose Eusebio
E.D. Kentucky 96-25-S
5. DEFENDANT: Samuel Robinson
E.D. Kentucky 96-25-S
6. DEFENDANT: Sean Shurelds
E.D. Kentucky 96-25-S
IEMC Environmental Group, Inc. and IES Lead Paint Division were contracted to remove asbestos from the Hess Department Store at the Fayette Mall in Lexington, Kentucky, early in 1993. Barri Shurelds was the project manager for IES, Sam Robinson was the onsite supervisor and Sean Shurelds and Hosea Eusebio were supervisors on the project. On March 10, 1993, the Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection issued a cease and desist order when it determined that abatements took place without water and there was extensive contamination throughout the building. Asbestos was found throughout the building, including in heating and cooling ducts and also inside of inner walls and columns inside the building. The owner of the store, Crown American Corporation had to conduct an emergency clean-up that cost almost one million dollars.
January 10, 1996
The company, IEMC Environmental Group was charged with five counts of violating the CAA, emitting hazardous air pollutants {42 U.S.C. 7412(f)(4)}. Each of the individual defendants was also charged with the same counts.
STATUTE: 42 U.S.C. 7412(f)(4)
February 28, 1997
The company, IEMC pled guilty to one count in a superceding indictment. The original indictment was closed with superceding circumstances. The superceding indictment charged the same counts as the original for all defendants. Barri Shurelds was tried and convicted of the charges against him.
October 3, 1997
The defendants were sentenced as follows; IEMC Environmental Group was sentenced to 60 months probation and a $200 fine. IES Lead Paint was also sentenced to 60 months probation and a $200 fine. Barri Shurelds was sentenced to 51 months incarceration, 36 months probation and a $50 fine. Jose Eusebio was sentenced to six months incarceration, 12 months probation and fined $50. Samuel Robinson was sentenced to 10 months incarceration, 24 months probation and a $50 fine. Sean Shurelds was sentenced to 24 months probation and fined $50.
Asbestos Remediation Violations in Louisville
FISCAL YEAR: 1994
1. PRINCIPAL DEFENDANT: Pioneer Chemical, Incorporated
W.D. Kentucky CR:94-00004 L-(J)
2. DEFENDANT: Arthur Gerald Butler
W.D. Kentucky CR:94-00004 L-(J)
3. DEFENDANT: Individual Defendant 2
D. Nevada CRS 99-365-PMP(PAL)
4. DEFENDANT: Kenneth D. Jewell
W.D. Kentucky CR:94-00004 L-(J)
It was discovered that Pioneer Chemical performed some demolition work inside the building which resulted in asbestos violations. Pioneer hired Arthur Gerald Butler and Kenneth Dewayne Jewell to remove excess pipes and boilers from the facility in the spring of 1991. During the removal work, asbestos was improperly removed, causing widespread contamination of the building. The company Office Manager supervised the removal operation of Pioneer.
January 14, 1994
All four defendants were charged in an Information with one count of violating the CAA {42 U.S.C. 7413 - knowingly violates}. All of the defendants pled guilty to the one count against them, over a period of seven months.
STATUTE: 42 U.S.C. 7413(c)(4)
April 18, 1994
Jewell was sentenced to 12 months probation.
August 8, 1994
Butler was sentenced to 12 months probation and Pioneer Chemical was fined $75,000 and ordered to pay an additional $25,000 in restitution.
September 21, 1994
The Individual Defendant entered a pre-trial diversion program.
Asbestos Remediation Violations in Louisville
FISCAL YEAR: 1990
1. PRINCIPAL DEFENDANT: Charles A. Donahoo, Jr. dba Charlie Wrecking
W.D. Kentucky CR89-00057-01-L(J)
Charles A Donahoo, Jr., d/b/a Charlie Wrecking, was in the business of wrecking and demolition in Jefferson County, Kentucky. Donahoo's company contracted with Tuscarora Plastics to demolish a building on their property located in Louisville, Kentucky.
June 5, 1989
Charles Donahoo, Jr. d/b/a Charlie Wrecking was charged in a five count indictment with the following counts: Two counts of knowingly removing and causing the emissions from a stationary friable asbestos in violation of standards for asbestos removal in violation of CAA Secs. 112(c) and (e), and 113(c) [42 U.S.C. 7412(c) and (e), and 7413(c)]; and two counts of failing to immediately report the release of a hazardous substance, in violation of CERCLA, Sec. 103(b) [42 U.S.C. 9603(b)]; and one count of making false statements, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1001.
STATUTE: 18 U.S.C. 1001, 42 U.S.C. 7412(c), 42 U.S.C. 7412(e), 42 U.S.C. 9603(b)
September 28, 1989
After a jury trial, the defendant was found guilty on one count of violating the CAA and one count of violating CERCLA.
December 19, 1989
The defendant was sentenced to serve terms of 12 months and 36 months incarceration (to be served concurrently and all but six months suspended); 36 months probation and ordered to pay $75 to the Crime Victim's Fund.
KENTUCKY COMPANY AND EMPLOYEE SENTENCED FOR AIR VIOLATIONS
Release date: 08/03/2000
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FOR RELEASE: THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 2000
KENTUCKY COMPANY AND EMPLOYEE SENTENCED FOR AIR VIOLATIONS
Evans Development Corporation of Louisville, Ky., and Stephen Gassman, a worksite foreman for Evans, were both sentenced on July 25, in U.S. District Court in Louisville for violating the Clean Air Act. Evans was ordered to pay a $100,000 fine and pay $20,000 in restitution to the Jefferson County Air Pollution Control District Trust Fund. Gassman was ordered to serve six months in home confinement and spend two years on probation. The defendants were convicted of causing the illegal removal of asbestos. Specifically, they employed indigent individuals, some of whom were homeless, to remove asbestos without providing them with proper protective equipment. In addition, the people employed to remove the asbestos were not trained or certified in asbestos removal as required by law. Removal of asbestos without training and without protective equipment can lead to the inhalation of asbestos fibers which are a known cause of lung cancer, a lung disease called “asbestosis,” and mesothelioma which is a cancer of the chest and abdominal cavities. The case was investigated by EPA’s Criminal Investigation Division and the FBI. The case was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Louisville, Ky.
ILLEGAL ASBESTOS REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL LEADS TO MULTIPLE CONVICTIONS
Release date: 03/21/97
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FOR RELEASE: FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1997ILLEGAL ASBESTOS REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL LEADS TO MULTIPLE CONVICTIONS
On March 10, in the U.S. District Court in Louisville, Ky., Barri Shurelds of Philadelphia, Pa., was found guilty by a jury of the improper removal and disposal of asbestos in violation of the federal Clean Air Act (CAA). Five co-defendants previously pleaded guilty on February 28. The defendants, Sean Shurelds of Camden, N.J.; Sam Robinson of Philadelphia, Pa.; Jose Eusebio of Jersey City, N.J.; the IES Lead Paint Division; and its parent corporation, IEMC Environmental Group Inc.; all pleaded guilty to violating the CAA by removing regulated asbestos-containing material from the Hess Department Store without following applicable federal regulations that prevent exposure to workers and the general public. When inhaled, asbestos fibers can become trapped in the lungs, which could leading to lung cancer and a lung disease called asbestosis. As a result of the improper asbestos removal, the owner of the store, Crown American Corp., was ordered on March 10, 1993, to conduct an emergency cleanup by the Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection. The clean up cost Crown American approximately $1 million. The case was investigated by EPA's Criminal Investigation Division, the FBI and the Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection.