First Employee Lawsuit Filed Against Fukushima Plants OperatorsPaul Lawrance According to the mans attorneys the suit is the first to ever be filed on behalf of a Fukushima employee. The worker was a part of a team sent to lay electric cables inside the reactors shortly after the disaster caused by the earthquake and tsunami in 2011. He claims that TEPCO issued negligent instructions that allegedly led to dangerous radiation exposure. I wish [the utility] had informed of possible risks in advance, the worker, whose identity is kept secret, was quoted as saying during a news conference in Tokyo, reports RIANOVOSTI. That is a breach of responsibility to ensure safety. [The utility] put us in a position of being exposed to high doses of radiation unnecessarily, the man was cited as saying. The man argues that TEPCO was fully aware of the risks of the dangerous working conditions in which he and others were placed due to previous findings of highly contaminated water around the reactor during the time he was present at the plant. Reports claim the man has yet to suffer any negative health effects from the radiation exposure. Paul Lawrance writes for Eyes Open Report, where this first appeared. 