Press Release<\/a>, 56-year-old truck driver Viktor Voloshin had just made a delivery to the facility when employees at the facility instructed him to clean out the tanker. The workers supplied Voloshin with a ladder to climb into the tanker trailer, and he began to hose out the trailer. At some point, Voloshin was overcome by toxic fumes from the tanker, and his body was discovered at the bottom of the trailer about an hour later by a concerned Two Rivers employee.\u00a0<\/p>\nIt took first responders three hours to acquire the safety equipment that would allow them to enter the trailer. Once they entered the tanker, they determined that Voloshin was dead, and soon worked to recover his body.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Court documents show that the state Department of Labor and Industries had fined the company almost $500,000 in 2023 for allowing another worker to open a railcar filled with toxic hydrogen sulfide gas. That worker passed out and fell 12 feet as a result of the fumes, suffering serious injuries.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cReading the state notices of violation against Two Rivers that precede Viktor\u2019s death is deeply troubling,\u201d said Simeon Osborn, one of the attorneys representing the Voloshin family. \u201cThe state fined Two Rivers for actions that mirror what led to Viktor\u2019s death.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cUnfortunately, the civil justice system doesn\u2019t allow us to shut down a serial violator for causing someone\u2019s death,\u201d Osborn added. \u201cAll we can do is ask a jury of Victor\u2019s peers to level a financial penalty on Two Rivers that is so significant that it compels them to take steps to prevent this from happening again.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen Viktor immigrated from Ukraine with his wife seeking a better future for his family, he knew that the fastest path to that security was through hard work,\u201d said David Wieck, the Voloshin\u2019s other lead attorney. \u201cHe worked as a truck driver, often away from for long stretches of time, but his efforts allowed he and his wife to raise their children and provide them the opportunity for an education.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMy father was the glue that held us together,\u201d said Dmitriy Voloshin, one of Voloshin\u2019s 12 children.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe worked tirelessly to give us opportunities he never had and instilled in us a work ethic each of his kids carry with them today. It was the most helpless feeling in the world, standing there, knowing he was dying or already gone,\u201d Dmitriy said. \u201cNo family should have to endure what we went through.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis isn\u2019t just about my dad,\u201d Dmitriy added. \u201cIt\u2019s about preventing tragedies like this from happening to anyone else. My younger siblings deserve the chance to grow up with the opportunities my dad worked so hard for us to have.\u201d<\/p>\n
The lawsuit is seeking unspecified damages for the family\u2019s economic and emotional losses, and calls for reforms in workplace and safety practices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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