Asbestos
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'Asbestos'
Asbestos fibers are small fibers which can be inhaled into the lungs. Asbestos was widely used in industry from the 1940s to the 1980s. Asbestos was mainly used as an insulating material.
Millions of people have been exposed to asbestos through their work in factories, mills, shipyards, mining, manufacturing, and construction jobs. It is estimated that approximately 30 millions workers were exposed to asbestos. Asbestos fibers can even be transmitted on clothing, thereby exposing not only the workers who came in contact with asbestos, but also their family members.
Asbestos exposure was very common for people working in the following areas:
pipe fitters construction workers ship fitters boiler makers railroad workers miners workers in the milling and manufacturing industries.
However, it has been found that even oil field workers and dental lab employees might have been exposed to asbestos. It often takes years or even decades are one has been exposed to asbestos for symptoms to develop. Asbestos exposure can lead to asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is a rare and deadly cancer of the lining of the lungs or abdomen. Approximately 3 thousand new cases are mesothelioma are diagnosed each year.
If you or a loved one was exposed to mesothelioma and developed lung cancer or mesothelioma, contact us today to explore your legal rights. The law varies as to the amount of time you have to file a claim. Therefore, it is important that you consult an attorney as soon as possible.
