The U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry - or A-T-S-D-R - and the Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics will be offering free medical evaluations to people who were exposed to hazardous chemicals during the Alberton train derailment in 1996.
The evaluations are available to anyone who was exposed or who may have health problems which they believe are related to that incident. The evaluations will take place at the Mineral Community Hospital Clinical building in Superior. The dates and times are:
Thursday, August 12, and Friday, August 13 from 2 p.m. until 10 p.m.
Saturday, August 14, and Sunday, August 15 from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Monday, August 16, and Tuesday, August 17 from 2 p.m. until 10 p.m.
The evaluation is a one-time screening examination. No treatment will be provided, but recommendations and follow-up referrals will be made as needed. To schedule an appointment, call the Mineral County Health Department at 822-3564.
For more information about the examinations, contact the Health Department, or Dr. Cynthia Lewis-Younger at the University of Utah Occupational Medicine Clinic. Her telephone number is (801) 581-3841. ATSDR Regional Representative Chris Poulet can also be called for information at (303) 312-7013 in Denver.