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DID THE RAILROAD EXPOSE YOU TO ASBESTOS?

In this asbestos article, you can track your own asbestos exposure for your railroad craft.  Asbestos has been known to railroads for years as a danger to those railroad employees exposed to asbestos, or handling asbestos products.

A small amount of asbestos fiber in the air breathed by a railroad worker can lead to cancer related asbestos disease, and breathing problems related to asbestos.  That small amount of asbestos can be the catalyst for severe damage to the linings of the lung, that small amount of asbestos can lead to mesothelioma, a deadly cancer, which is related to asbestos exposure. The more concentrated the asbestos exposure, and the length of time of the asbestos exposure, are measures of the likelihood of you having asbestos related disease. This measure of asbestos exposure is discussed later in the article.

Knowledge of the railroad industry and the use of asbestos are essential to track the history of asbestos exposure to an individual worker with asbestos related illnesses.  The individual railroad crafts exposure to asbestosis must be examined for a railroad asbestos claim.  As an example, a railroad engineer could be exposed to asbestos from different locomotives that the engineer operated during his career. Some locomotives contained asbestos and some did not have asbestos components. It is necessary to take a detailed history of the different types of locomotives operated, track that history, and pinpoint which locomotives were known to have asbestos components. Most steam locomotives had asbestos components. Also, other railroad locomotives, such as diesel locomotives, were outfitted with asbestos-related components.  There is a need to match the locomotives worked by the engineer with those engines outfitted with asbestos related components. That way a link can be established between the asbestos exposure and the asbestos related illness of the worker.

Railroad workers can collect for injuries. Contact the law firm of Wilson & Hajek.