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Exposed to Asbestos at their workplace
As a boiler maker, you had to work in factories where assembling these machines was required on your part. This environment quickly became toxic when asbestos was introduced as preferred insulation for boilers and their parts.
Free Asbestos ScreeningIn this line of work, you had to frequently use a hammer in order to file the rough areas of these products, a process that made the asbestos fibers spread into the atmosphere. Applying insulation materials posed another threat to the lives of these workers as asbestos was heavily used at that time for its fire-resistant characteristics.
Another risk of asbestos exposure came from using a rope made from a mixture containing this poisonous mineral as a gasket for the boiler’s door. This entailed cutting up the rope and exposing the asbestos fibers, raising exponentially the risk of the worker inhaling them.
People that worked for an extended period of time as boilermakers find out in their later years that the exposure to asbestos fibers led to the degradation of their health. Because of their long incubation period, diseases like mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis are usually diagnosed after 30 or even 40 years, when the probability of finding a cure is extremely low.
We also represent the close relatives of boilermakers that handled asbestos and are now sick or have passed away.
Free EvaluationBoilermakers were exposed to asbestos to a greater extent than boiler workers since they would work directly with the dangerous mineral when manufacturing the products. As a result, they would breathe in large amounts of asbestos fibers, which now places boiler workers at a high risk of developing a terrible disease. However, it is important to know that diseases that stem from occupational asbestos exposure occur within 20 to 50 years of the first exposure.
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Similarly to boiler workers, employees who were in charge of assembling these devices face a serious risk of being diagnosed with lung cancer, asbestosis or mesothelioma. Boilermakers would apply asbestos-containing insulation over the vessel and its pipes, file, and hammer the edges, as well as use rope, made with asbestos fibers as gaskets. The workspace would often be poorly ventilated, which only increased the extent of exposure. Raw asbestos was also employed in some instances.
Boilermakers, as most of the people working around these machines, were subjected to constant exposure to asbestos and its poisonous fibers. This led to an increased risk of developing a life-threatening illness related to this mineral like mesothelioma, lung cancer or asbestosis. Due to the delayed appearance of their symptoms, diseases like mesothelioma and asbestosis require an early screening. You can contact us if you think you were exposed to asbestos in your line of work in order to get screened in the shortest time possible.
If your life has been put in danger due to the asbestos found at your workplace, you are entitled to seek compensation. Our team of lawyers is here to gather all the information needed in order to file claims with the asbestos trust funds of the liable companies. Moreover, if you worked as a boilermaker in the military, we will also file a claim with the VA to recover the maximum compensation you qualify for.
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