YERINGTON, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada metal foundry is blaming a disgruntled ex-employee for a video to that appears to show company waste being dumped from barrels onto the ground.
Production Pattern and Foundry accounts chief Gillian Pallesen issued a statement that denies directing or allowing employees to "illegally or irresponsibly" dispose of production waste.
Pallesen says one man in the video is a former company employee whose departure was unrelated to the video.
The statement says the Lyon County company is cooperating with a federal Environmental Protection Agency investigation.
State Environmental Protection Division chief Leo Drozdoff said last week his agency launched a probe after viewing the video on the internet.
The company, in Mound House, specializes in aluminum alloy castings.
The Nevada Appeal reports it employs nearly 200 people.