I'm looking for some honest opinions. I represent someone who is exposed on a daily basis to an illegally operated milling operation in a residential neighborhood (the person's garage). The equipment being operated are a Haas Mini Mill 2, deburring stations, and various other equipment for the milling and further treatment of aluminum, titanium, copper, stainless steel and brass. This facility is being operated about 10-12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
In addition to the noise (presumably the spindle noise), this person is also exposed to a constant, heavy industrial smell (lubricant?). The air outlet of the machining shop is about 3 feet from my clients bedroom window. In addition, my client reports a constant sound of short bursts of pressurized air, and ongoing cleaning operations (flushing buckets out with water) outdoors, letting the waste water sink into the ground.
My questions are as follows:
- What lubricant is this machinist likely using?
- What are the dangers of breathing in these mists 12 hours a day, every day?
- What else could be causing this odor? Deburring chemicals?
- What other chemicals/hazardous substances are used in these types of operation?
- What are the bursts of pressurized air? (cleaning of manufactured parts?)
- What are the dangers of airborne particulate matter of aluminum, titanium, copper, stainless steel and brass?
- What other waste products are involved in this type of shop that may be flushed out by this person into my client's yard / pose a risk of ground contamination?
- Are there any precedents of lawsuits that anyone would be aware of?
Thank you for your help. I realize I'm in the lions den here, but any honest opinions, no matter whether positive or negative, would be appreciated for us to build a case and assess the severity of the situation.
Best regards,
A.K.