Barton Wallis, of Nundah, was this week granted leave in the Brisbane District Court to start proceedings against the Haematology and Oncology Clinics of Australasia.
In documents lodged in the court registry, Mr Wallis stated he was working as a garbage collector for SITA Environmental Solutions on March 13, 2007, when the incident occurred.
Mr Wallis said the mechanical lift on the truck was broken so he had to manually load the wheelie bins from outside the Wesley Clinic for Haematology and Oncology at Auchenflower.
Court documents allege an improperly secured bin spilled up to two litres of medical waste - including blood, human biopsies and chemotherapy chemicals - over Mr Wallis as he tried to lift it onto the truck.
The documents stated he swallowed a portion of this waste before vomiting. Mr Wallis alleges he suffered poisoning, loss of taste and increased mouth sensitivity from the incident, as well as depression, anxiety and mood swings.
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