Patriots Environmental of Oxford and three companies it owns will pay up to $129,000 to settle allegations that workers mishandled asbestos-containing material during two demolition projects, and that one of the companies failed to pay a $54,714 penalty for prior asbestos violations. According to the state attorney general’s office, the consent judgment, entered Thursday by Suffolk Superior Court Judge Dennis Curran, settles a lawsuit originally brought in July 2014 against Patriots Environmental for failing to follow proper procedures and safety precautions while removing asbestos-containing shingles from a home in Sturbridge the year before.
