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Tile Setters

Exposed to Asbestos at their workplace

The tile setters risked exposure to asbestos by handling asbestos products and materials directly or being on a construction site where asbestos dust was produced by other workers in their proximity. Every time the worker cut the tiles, prepared the walls by sanding them or removing deteriorated materials, he risked inhaling the dangerous particles released from the asbestos dust.

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Even cleaning the area entailed the fibers of asbestos becoming airborne and posing a threat to the worker’s health.

The diseases that develop from asbestos exposure usually have an extended period of latency – mesothelioma and asbestosis show symptoms after 10 to 40 years after the initial exposure.

Relevant Job Titles

  • vinyl asbestos floor tiles worker
  • tile mechanic
  • ceiling tile installer
  • floor tile and linoleum layer
  • tile grinder
  • tile helper
  • tile installer
  • tile worker
  • tile layer

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We also represent the close relatives of tile setters that handled asbestos and are now sick or have passed away.

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Diseases Contracted after Asbestos Exposure in Tile Setters

Because tile setters would directly handle asbestos materials and products, they are nowadays among the occupational groups with the highest risk of developing serious diseases. Due to lack of protective equipment on the job, tile setters would breathe in the toxic fibers which became airborne by disturbing asbestos products during their installation. Since the human body cannot eliminate asbestos, it may lead to the occurrence of terrible diseases over time, as it gradually causes inflammation and tissue scarring to the organ it reached.

Lung cancer Mesothelioma Asbestosis Colorectal Cancer Esophageal Cancer COPD Laryngeal Cancer Asthma Pleurisy Gastrointestinal Cancer

Tile Setters on the Job

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Asbestos Products Tile Setters May Have Been Exposed To

The majority of the products that were handled by tile setters on a regular basis before the 1980s contained asbestos including vinyl sheet, asphalt floor tiles, adhesives, mastic, and acoustical panels. Asbestos fibers were released into the air by drilling, cutting, sawing and sanding these products, as well as by vacuuming and sweeping. Old building materials entailed a significantly higher danger since fibers were more likely to come off from brittle products.

How Can We Help Tile Setters Who Were Exposed to Asbestos?

The sooner you get in contact with us, the sooner you can get examined, because an early diagnosis means a higher chance of getting treated.

For more than 20 years we helped people in your line of business to get compensated for being exposed to asbestos. By filing claims with the asbestos trust funds of the companies that put you and your family in harm’s way, we will get you the reparations you deserve. If you are a veteran who was exposed to asbestos during your service in the U.S. Military, our legal team will also file a claim with the VA so that you can benefit from the maximum amount of compensation you deserve.

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