Bexley v. Southwire Co.

Carley, Judge.

Appellee-defendant Southwire Company (Southwire) is a manufacturer of industrial and commercial copper wire. Southwire operates a facility in Carrollton, Georgia, for smelting and refining copper. At that facility, scrap metal is fed into a large blast furnace and, after completion of several refining steps, pure copper is obtained. This process creates a large amount of fumes and dust, which contain particulate matter, including lead.

The instant appeals concern the health of two men who worked for a number of years in the Southwire facility. Appellant-plaintiff Harrison was…