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Benzene, Hartman, Illinois Central Railroad, lung and colon cancer is about a railroad worker that alleges his lung and colon cancer was related to his exposure to toxic substances and carcinogens – benzene, and other volatile compounds.  A brief summary of the Benzene, Hartman, Illinois Central Railroad, lung and colon […]

Benzene, Hartman, Illinois Central Railroad, lung and colon cancer



Benzene, BNSF Railway, Sherman and Colon Cancer is about an Illinois railyard – as a train order operator, crew caller, and in the clerk craft – employee that alleges her workplace exposure to toxic substances and carcinogens – asbestos, coal dust residue, solvent fumes, oil mist, diesel exhaust, benzene, and brake […]

Benzene, BNSF Railway, Sherman and Colon Cancer



A recent study was published on NIH site (Toxicology and Journal Health – Sage Journal) outlining the four U.S. ExxonMobil refineries and the potential assessment of benzene exposure (air exposure) and the jobs or tasks performed by personnel at the refineries. The study reviewed data from four U.S. ExxonMobil refineries: […]

Refinery Jobs and Benzene Exposure



Benzene, Ford, Myelodysplastic Syndrome & Brumleve: A case in the United States District Court, S.D. Illinois ruled on a motion to remand. The Benzene, Ford, Myelodysplastic Syndrome & Brumleve case is about a man employed in various locations as an oil burner serviceman, a pipefitter, a maintenance man, and equipment repairman at various locations […]

Benzene, Ford, Myelodysplastic Syndrome & Brumleve