Occupations at Risk for Asbestos Exposure
Products and materials containing asbestos have been manufactured in the U.S. since the late 19th century, and nearly every generation alive today has a high probability of asbestos exposure. Some occupations have a higher risk of asbestos exposure than others.
We represent people across the U.S. who have experienced asbestos exposure in high-risk occupations, often visiting clients in their homes to cater to their individual needs.
Occupations at Risk
Asbestos-related diseases and conditions can take decades to show warning signs or symptoms. Our law firm regularly helps workers who have held the following occupations:
- A
- Aerospace engineers
- Aircraft manufacturers
- Aircraft mechanics
- Appliance installers
- Asbestos plant workers
- Asbestos textile workers
- Auto mechanics
- Auto plant workers
- Auto shop workers
- B
- Blacksmiths
- Boiler mechanics
- Boilermakers
- Brake mechanics
- Brick masons
- Bulldozer operators
- C
- Cabinetmakers
- Carpenters
- Cement plant workers
- Chemical technicians
- Civil engineers
- Clothing ironers and pressers
- Construction workers
- Crane operators
- Custodians
- D
- Demolition and wrecking
- Draftsmen
- Drill press operators
- Drywallers
- E
- Electrical linemen
- Electrical engineers
- Electricians
- Engineers
- Excavation operators
- F
- Factory workers
- Firefighters
- Forge men
- Freight handlers
- Furnace men
- G
- Garage workers
- Gas station attendants
- Grinding machine operatives
- H
- Hairdressers
- HVAC mechanics
- I
- Industrial engineers
- Industrial plant workers
- Insulation plant workers
- Insulators
- Insurance agents
- Iron workers
- J
- Jewelers
- Job and die setters
- L
- Lab scientists
- Laborers
- Laggers
- Locomotive engineers
- Loggers
- Longshoremen
- Loom fixers
- M
- Machinists
- Maintenance workers
- Masonry workers
- Mechanical engineers
- Merchant mariners
- Metal lathers
- Military personnel
- Millwrights
- Mixing operatives
- Molders
- O
- Oil refinery workers
- Operating engineers
- P
- Painters
- Paper mill workers
- Phenolic resin plant workers
- Pipefitters
- Plasterers
- Plumbers
- Power plant workers
- R
- Railroad workers
- Railroad engineers
- Refinery workers
- Refractory plant workers
- Road machine operators
- Rollers and finishers
- Roofers and slaters
- Rubber workers
- S
- Sailors
- Sawyers
- School employees
- Sculptors
- Sheet metal workers
- Ship officers
- Ship pilots
- Ship pursers
- Ship builders
- Shipfitters
- Ship scrappers
- Shipyard workers
- Stationary engineers
- Steamfitters
- Steelworkers
- Stevedores
- Stonemasons
- Structural metal craftsmen
- T
- Teachers
- Technicians
- Telephone installers
- Telephone linemen
- Telephone repair workers
- Textile mill workers
- Textile operatives
- Tile setters
- Tinsmiths
- Tool and die makers
- V
- Veterans
- W
- Weavers
- Welders and flame-cutters
If you or a family member are or have ever been employed in one of these jobs or industries, we would advise you to seek expert medical evaluation for asbestos-related disease. You may have been exposed to asbestos without realizing it.
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If you suspect that you or a family member were exposed to asbestos on the job or anywhere else, please contact us. We are ready to discuss your legal needs.
Notable Settlements & Verdicts
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