If you are a railroad worker who was diagnosed with lung cancer or another form of cancer, your line of employment could have been the cause of your disease. Railway employees are diagnosed with cancer at a rate that outpaces most other professions. Unfortunately, this potential risk is not made known to those on the job. Due to this, several […]
Higher Instances of Cancer Among Railroad Track Workers
Solvents, Leukemia, and Railway Shop Workers
Solvents are widely used on railways. Workers use solvents to break up the grease and grime that accumulate on railcars and locomotives. Most of the more commonly-used railway solvents are petroleum-based, meaning they contain benzene. Due to their repeated and prolonged exposure to petroleum solvents, a lot of car department workers, locomotive shop employees, and engineering and track department employees […]