Pipefitters risk cancer from asbestos exposure on the job

We can help pipefitters and plumbers with mesothelioma or lung cancer from asbestos. Discuss your situation with a lawyer at our firm.

Recently, an 83-year-old former pipefitter died following his courageous battle with lung cancer due to asbestos exposure.

Known by many in his Iowa community as a friendly and openhearted neighbor, he was born back in 1926, the son of German immigrants.

He was educated in Iowa and then enlisted in the United States Navy at the start of World War II. He served on the USS Windham Bay in the South Pacific.

Following the war, he completed his apprenticeship and started a career as a plumber/pipefitter. He was a member of the Plumbers and Pipefitters Union.

Pipefitting has long been regarded as a high-risk job for asbestos exposure.

Pipefitters install, repair, and maintain pipe systems that convey water or chemicals, create electricity, or moderate building temperature. We now know their work frequently exposed them to asbestos.

In their role of maintaining pipes, some pipefitters unknowingly implemented materials such as asbestos tapes, canvas, and paints that were designed to seal and insulate pipes.

During the use of these asbestos materials, many pipefitters probably inhaled asbestos fibers.

This, in turn, imperiled the health of those pipefitters. Many have come forward to say their work environment led to a diagnosis of mesothelioma, asbestosis or lung cancer from asbestos.

How we can help pipefitters with cancer

Many companies manufactured asbestos-containing products without any regard for the public. If you’d like to hold them accountable for the harm they have caused you or a loved one, please complete the form on this page for a free legal review.

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