ASBESTOS CLUTCHES

Traditional brake and clutch jobs involving asbestos materials are known to kill automobile mechanics

Automotive asbestos exposure is caused by the regular inhalation of airborne asbestos fibers in confined areas like a garage or a mechanic’s pit – and is often linked to work activities on asbestos-containing products, like disc brakes and clutches.

ASBESTOS CLUTCHES

June 4, 2010 – Nearly every older car and truck on the road today has asbestos-containing brakes and clutches. Brakes and clutches are still made today with asbestos, just in smaller quantities than older components.

That alone is not a problem – unless you are an automobile mechanic responsible for repairing and installing asbestos clutches and other asbestos-containing automobile products.

Asbestos clutches cause cancer

Under normal driving conditions, brake and clutch functions cause friction and abrasion, grinding down toxic asbestos fibers that collect within clutch compartments.

A large portion of the toxic material is trapped inside, and released into the air when mechanics perform clutch replacement or repair work.

When the clutch cover is removed, dust can be inhaled or swallowed – ripe conditions for automotive asbestos exposure.

Asbestos-related mesothelioma

Occupational asbestos exposure causes approximately 10,000 deaths every year in the United States, and 90,000 deaths worldwide. After airborne asbestos fibers are inhaled on a regular basis, a mechanic can develop any number of life-threatening illnesses, including lung cancer, asbestosis and mesothelioma.

The mesothelioma latency period can span decades. Unfortunately, by the time symptoms of mesothelioma are diagnosed, it is too late for any treatments other than those that relieve pain and help make breathing easier.

The mesothelioma survival rate after diagnosis averages four to 18 months. There is no cure for mesothelioma.

Seek compensation with an asbestos claim

If you worked as a mechanic, and you have been diagnosed with an asbestos-related illness, a free legal consultation with a Weitz & Luxenberg asbestos cancer attorney can help you make educated decisions during this difficult time.

Weitz & Luxenberg specializes in asbestos-injury litigation and is recognized coast to coast for obtaining record-setting verdicts and settlements for workers who have fallen ill (sometimes decades later) from automotive asbestos exposure.

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