Boilermaker mechanics have a right to seek settlement money for their asbestos illnesses

You may be researching this information because you are a boilermaker mechanic with concerns about your exposure to asbestos.

Boilermakers and boilermaker mechanics make, install, and repair boilers, closed vats, and other large vessels or containers that hold liquids and gases.

Boilers heat water or other fluids under extreme pressure for use in generating electric power and to provide heat and power in buildings, factories, and ships.

Because boilers last a long time—sometimes 50 years or more—boilermaker mechanics regularly maintain them and upgrade components, such as boiler tubes, heating elements, and ductwork, to increase efficiency.

They regularly inspect fittings, feed pumps, safety and check valves, water and pressure gauges, boiler controls, and auxiliary machinery.

Unfortunately, asbestos is often found wrapped around the hot water or steam pipes of old boilers, or wrapped around the ducts of old furnaces. It is also found often in the furnace or boiler jackets of older equipment.

This work exposed boilermaker mechanics to the dust and fibers from asbestos, which is now known to cause cancer and asbestosis, a serious chronic lung ailment.

Many of these boilermaker mechanics labored unprotected; their employers failed to give them the proper protective masks and clothing required for asbestos-related work.

Many boilermaker mechanics have come forward to say their work environment led to a diagnosis of mesothelioma, asbestosis or lung cancer from asbestos.

If this has been your experience, our asbestos lawyers may be able to help you receive compensation for your health problems.

For over two decades, Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. has handled some of the most legally complicated and groundbreaking asbestos litigation in the country, winning many millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements along the way.

Men and women diagnosed with mesothelioma or lung cancer caused by asbestos exposure or secondary exposure may be entitled to compensation from the companies responsible for their disease.

If you would like a free consultation or more information about your legal options, please complete the form on this page, and a representative of our law firm will contact you as soon as possible.