Toxic Exposure Lawyers
Investigating coal tar pitch and creosote exposure cancer claims on behalf of plaintiffs nationwide
Our legal team has filed numerous toxic exposure cases after a personal injury results from acute or chronic exposure to toxic materials or chemicals at the workplace. Tens of thousands of workers in various industries are unwittingly exposed to hazardous toxins at work sites, and later fall ill with a related condition or cancer. Creosote Exposure has been linked to the following conditions:
- Throat cancer
- Bladder cancer
- Esophageal cancer
- Lung cancer
- Stomach cancer
- Skin cancer
- Liver cancer
- Ovarian cancer
- Kidney cancer
Most occupational cancer cases we see involve career tradesmen and staff at high-risk work environments, though even a short duration of toxic exposure can cause irreparable harm. Particularly in heavy industry, a number of illnesses and cancers have been directly associated with a workplace exposure to specific materials, including:
- Creosote
- Coal tar pitch
- Silica
- Asbestos
- Benzene
- Diesel Exhaust
Victims and plaintiffs across the country have filed creosote exposure lawsuits after they realize that their employers may have known of the dangers but failed to properly protect workers from serious safety risks over their career. Employers can be held liable if they fail to educate employees, fail to provide safety gear and do not follow basic OSHA safety standards.
Can I File a Creosote Exposure Lawsuit?
Occupational toxic tort cases are common because industrial workers in certain industries are likely to face long-term exposure to a variety of toxins. This is to be expected by workers in the railroad, steel, oil & gas, refining, wood processing, rubber, and other industries.
It is a reasonable expectation for employers to provide proper safety equipment and respiratory protection to employees in the very least. For over fifty years, experts have been aware and have written reports about cancer clusters in some communities that have similar exposure levels to a particular toxin. This has happened in many railroad working communities where workers have been exposed to diesel, creosote, silica and benzene on a daily basis for decades.
And when a cancer is diagnosed and confirmed by a medical professional, legal action may be necessary to compensate victims for mounting medical costs, pain and suffering, lost wages, lost future earnings, and a reduced quality of life. The Lyon Firm takes pride in representing the American work force following serious, preventable injuries. We take on industrial injury cases in all fifty states, and have had success in reaching large settlements with large, negligent defendants.
TOXIC EXPOSURE AT THE WORKPLACE
Many corporate entities have known about the toxicity of certain materials used in the workplace for decades. Railway companies and other employers across the nation failed to warn workers of the health hazards and failed to properly protect workers, resulting in catastrophic toxic exposure, occupational cancer cases and lung disease.
The Lyon Firm is now investigating work injury claims for America’s workers sickened by coal tar pitch, creosote and other industrial toxins. Railroad workers, roofers and others who work with asphalt and coal tar creosote are at a high risk of later developing lung cancer and other related illnesses.