The Lyon Firm represents plaintiffs nationwide in a wide variety of workplace injury and toxic exposure lawsuits. We work with industry experts with knowledge of how specific exposure to industrial toxins can lead to the development of lung cancer and other occupational cancers.
Following the confirmed diagnosis of cancer, former workers at Queensgate or another rail yard are encouraged to contact an attorney to learn more about the legal options available. An experienced lawyer is essential to streamlining the legal process and getting the best settlement terms possible.
What Can I Recover in a Diesel Cancer Settlement?
Every railroad cancer claim is unique so we need to personalize your case with your specific work history and medical records. We aim to get you the biggest compensation package available, though this will depend on the severity of your condition as well as evidence that proves you were in direct contact with known cancer-causing substances. These diesel exposure cancer claims can result in you being compensated for the following:
Lost Wages: If an injury or illness was serious enough to stop working, you may be compensated for your time away from the job due to a work-related medical condition.
Lost Future Earnings: If your disease or cancer prevents you from returning to your previous employment in full capacity, you may be compensated for these lost wages as well as training for a new position that you are able to perform.
Loss of Quality of Life, Pain and Suffering & Emotional Distress: Victims of workplace toxic exposure can file a claim for non-material damages. These may be the most stressful and painful times of your life, and you deserve to be compensated for your losses.
About Queensgate Yard
Located on the Mill Creek near downtown Cincinnati, Queensgate Yard is a large rail classification facility with over 70 miles of track. Opened in October 1981, Queensgate is one of the more productive hump yards on the CSX system in the Midwest region.
At the hump yard, inbound trains arrive on the receiving tracks as assigned by the hump yardmaster. The cars are inspected by the car department who perform light repairs and ensure that the cars are safe for movement and their shipments are secure.
When mechanical inspection and clerical work is complete, a hump list is prepared for outbound trains. Queensgate Yard facilties include a locomotive shop, car shop, CSX Intermodal terminal, and CSX TransFlo terminal. Regional engineering departments are also on site.
Anyone involved in the everyday process of moving these trains through the yard may be at risk. Diesel exhaust has been known to fill the entire yard at times, and many workers have rarely used protective gear to protect themselves against diesel fumes.
Cincinnati has been an important industrial transportation hub for 150 years. The railroad transformed the region, with the help of CSX developing a number of rail yards in the area, including Storrs Yard and June Street Yard. Norfolk Southern, the second largest provider in the area operates the Sharon Yard in Sharonville, Ohio and the Gest Street Yard in Cincinnati, Ohio.
