FELA, or the Federal Employment Liability Act assures railroad employees a safe work place and gives them and their families the right to recover compensation if injured in a railroad related accident. Under FELA, injured employees can seek compensation for wage loss, future wage loss, medical expenses and treatments, pain and suffering, and for partial or permanent disability. All railroad solvent exposure lawsuits have been filed under FELA.
Lung Cancer, Lung Disease &
Lung Injury
Thousands of workers are exposed to crystalline silica dust at the workplace . This dust can cause the occupational lung disease silicosis. Silicosis is scarring and hardening of lung tissue resulting when crystalline silica particles are inhaled and become embedded in the lung. Every year, more than 65,000 Americans will be diagnosed with new cases of occupational lung disease, including lung cancers and other lung injury. Identified as the leading cause of work-related illness in the U.S., lung disease takes the lives of 25,000 Americans every year.
Railroad workers are identified as having a high-risk of contracting lung disease. Exposure to silica dust, asbestos, chemical solvents, as well as other hazardous materials has been linked to lung cancer, lung disease and lung injury suffered by railroad workers for nearly two centuries. The majority of occupationally acquired lung diseases are not curable.
Please contact us to confer with a FELA attorney and find out if your legal rights and options regarding lung cancer, lung disease and lung injury.
Learn more about other types of railroad injuries and dangers:
- Mesothelioma
- Asbestosis
- Benzene
- Creosote
- Chemical Solvent
- Silicosis
- Carpal Tunnel
- Diesel Fumes
- Lung Cancer, Lung Disease, Lung Injury
- Ballast: Injury to Feet, Ankles, Legs, Spine
- Ballast: Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs)
- Back Injuries
- Hearing Loss