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Occupations at Risk from Asbestos
Hundreds of people die annually from diseases related to asbestos exposure in the workplace. Some employers may have known about the presence of asbestos and if so, they would are required to protect and warn their employees. A wide variety of occupations pose an increased risk of asbestos exposure. The following is a list of occupations that could have required work with or around asbestos. If you or a loved one worked in these occupations and cupation-risk-asbestos/mesobelieve you may have been exposed to asbestos contact one of our LegalView attorneys to ensure your legal rights are protected.
- Aeronautical Engineers
- Aircraft Mechanics and Repairmen
- Asbestos and Insulation Workers
- Asbestos Removal Workers
- Asbestos Miners
- Automobile Repair Workers
- Automobile Mechanics
- Blacksmiths
- Boilermakers
- Brick and Stone Masons
- Building Managers and Superintendents
- Carding, Lapping and Combing Operatives
- Carpenters
- Cement Workers
- Manufacturing Checkers, Examiners, and Inspectors
- Chemical Technicians
- Civil Engineers
- Clothing Ironers and Pressers
- College and University Professors
- Construction Laborers
- Crane Men, Derrick Men, Hoist Men
- Drill Press Operatives
- Drywall Installers and Lathers
- Drywall Removers
- Electric Power Linemen and Cable Men
- Electrical and Electronic Engineers
- Electricians
- Elementary School Teachers
- Engineers
- Excavating, Grading and Road Machine Operators
- Filers, Polishers, Sanders and Buffers
- Firemen
- Foremen
- Forge Men and Hammer Men
- Freight and Material Handlers
- Furnace Men, Smelter Men and Pourers
- Garage Workers and Gas Station Attendants
- Grinding Machine Operatives
- Hairdressers and Cosmetologists
- Heat Treaters, Annealers and Temperers
- Heavy Equipment Mechanics, including Diesel
- Household Appliance and Accessory Installers and Mechanics
- Industrial Engineer
- Insulation and Floor Installers
- Insurance Adjusters, Examiners and Investigators
- Job and Die Setters; Metal
- Locomotive Engineer
- Longshoremen and Stevedores
- Machine Operators
- Machinists
- Mechanical Engineer
- Mechanics and Repairmen
- Millwrights
- Miscellaneous Operatives
- Molders; Metal
- Motormen; mine, factory, logging camp, etc.
- Other Industrial and Ship Workers
- Painters and Sculptors
- Painters, Construction and Maintenance
- Pattern and Model Makers, excluding paper
- Personnel and Labor Relations Workers
- Pipe Fitters
- Plumbers and Pipe Fitters
- Power Station Operator
- Railroad Workers
- Recovery Workers at the World Trade Center following 9/11
- Rollers and Finishers; Metal
- Roofers and Slaters
- Sailors and Deckhands
- Sales Engineer
- Sawyers
- Sheet Metal Workers and Tinsmiths
- Shipbuilders
- Spinners, Twisters and Winders
- Stationary Engineers
- Structural Metal Craftsmen
- Technicians
- Telephone Installers and Repairmen
- Textile Operatives
- Weavers
- Welders and Flame-Cutters