Fitter dies of asbestos illness after working on locomotive engines

A woman has received asbestos lawsuit compensation after her father, who worked on locomotive engines, died as a result of exposure to asbestos at work, reported the Wiltshire Gazette on September 2, 2008.

She filed the case against a car factory after her father died in 2005 from mesothelioma caused by exposure to asbestos at two separate job sites.

According to the Gazette, he worked as a fitter, turner and erector in a shop where large quantities of asbestos were used on boilers, pipes and cylinders on the old locomotive engines.

He also worked as a millwright in a factory, where he was exposed to asbestos which was used in the brakes and clutches on the presses and also on the tie rods.

Reportedly, he was never given any masks or protective clothing or warnings about the dangers of asbestos.

Many people 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.

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