CEMENT WORKER
Cement plant workers risk asbestos exposure and mesothelioma

CEMENT PLANT WORKERS AND ASBESTOS

Weitz & Luxenberg has protected the legal rights of asbestos-injured workers since 1986. And in that time the firm's mesothelioma lawyers have won several billion dollars in verdicts and settlements for clients.

Workers used asbestos as a binder in siding cement up until 1973.

October 29, 2009 - Cement plant workers employed prior to the mid-1970's run an elevated risk of contracting asbestosis and mesothelioma.

And because mesothelioma has a long latency period of up to 50 years before the disease exhibits any symptoms, retired cement workers are only now being diagnosed with mesothelioma, the deadliest form of asbestos-related cancer.

Asbestos was used as a binder in siding cement up until 1973 because of its substantial tensile strength and fireproof characteristics. Cement tends to be quite fragile at the ½" thickness required for such siding.

Asbestos cement, or cement asbestos siding, is a composite material made from Portland cement, sand and up to 10 percent asbestos.

From the early 1960s onward, this was predominantly chrysotile asbestos; prior to that time, it was often the particularly deadly crocidolite or amosite variety.

Once microscopic asbestos fibers mixed in with dry cement powder become airborne, the fibers can be inhaled by workers, lodge inside lung tissue, and develop into a fatal asbestos-related disease like mesothelioma years later.

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If you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma and seek a free case review and guidance, please notify Weitz & Luxenberg through the communication form on this page. We will determine your eligibility for compensation and pursue your claim with vigilance to help you pay for medical bills, lost wages, and suffering.

Please know, the firm works on a contingency basis so there is no cost to you until we obtain a verdict or reach a settlement in your favor.