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Benzene, BNSF, Collins and Cancer is about BNSF employee that worked as brakeman, conductor, and engineer from 1997 to 2011 that alleges he was “exposed to various toxic substances and carcinogens including but not limited to chemicals, solvents, diesel/exhaust, benzene, heavy metals, creosote, manganese and rock/mineral dust and fibers.” A […]

Benzene, BNSF, Collins and Cancer

 in Benzene / Benzene Exposure / Cancer  tagged benzene / bnsf / cancer / causation expert / chemicals / creosote / diesel exhaust / Dr. Evan Roy Berger / Dr. Michael Ellenbecker / engine exhaust filters / fela / fibers / heavy metals / manganese / railroad / rock/mineral dust / solvents / texas / utilize low emissions fuel (updated 1328 days ago)
Benzene, Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and Arco is a case about a man in who worked as an instrument man for Monsanto, Arco, Exxon, U.S. Steel and others, and was exposed to benzene and products containing benzene (e.g., liquid wrench) and later developed non-hodgkin’s lymphoma (“NHL”) from alleged benzene exposure. A brief […]

Benzene, Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and Arco

 in Benzene / Benzene Exposure / Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma  tagged arco / benzene / benzene exposure / exxon / galveton / liquid wrench / monsanto / nhl / non-Hodgkin's lymphoma / pasadena / texas / u.s. steel (updated 1328 days ago)
Benzene, Paint, Timpte, Dupont and Leukemia is a case about a painter/equipment calibrator that worked for Timpte Trailer (trailer manufacturer in Colorado) and alleged that his acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) was caused by his exposure to paint products that contained benzene made by DuPont. Benzene, Paint, […]

Benzene, Paint, Timpte, Dupont and Leukemia

 in Acute Myeloid Leukemia / Benzene Exposure / Case Watch℠ / Uncategorized  tagged acute myelogenous leukemia / benzene / colorado / dallas / dupont / mds / myelodysplastic syndrome / painter / texas / timpte trailer (updated 1328 days ago)
A recent study – released in February 2016 – about Benzene, Hydrocarbon Exposure at Production & Flowback Tanks has identified an exposure risk related to the workers in the oil and gas industry that work in and around oil and gas extraction sites.   The workers at these oil and […]

Benzene, Hydrocarbon Exposure at Production & Flowback Tanks

 in Articles / Benzene Exposure / Uncategorized  tagged collect fluid samples / colorado / flowback tanks / gas / gas production / guage / montana / north dakota / oil / oklahoma / production tanks / pumpers / tank farms / texas / thief hatches / truckers (updated 1328 days ago)
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

 in Articles / Benzene Exposure / Uncategorized  tagged baton rouge / baytown / beaumont / benzene / benzene exposure / blinding and breaking / equipment cleaning / equipment repair / exxonmobil / gauging / illinois / joliet / laboratory technician / louisiana / machinist / pipefitter / refinery / sample analysis / sample collection / texas / welder (updated 1328 days ago)
A recent study was published on NIH site (2.16.2016) outlining the potential problems that may be associated with the BP (British Petroleum) refinery plant flaring disaster in Texas City, Texas and the possible adverse effects of benzene exposure in adults from a prolonged flaring from a refinery. The study reviewed […]

BP Refinery Flaring & Benzene Exposure

 in Articles / Benzene Exposure / Bladder Cancer / Cancer / Kidney Cancer / Leukemia / Uncategorized  tagged benzene / benzene exposure / bp / british petroleum / flaring / leukemia / refinery / texas / texas city (updated 1328 days ago)
Benzene, Bladder Cancer, Seacor & Seaman: A case in the United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit ruled on an appeal of the district court’s summary judgment. The Benzene, Bladder Cancer, Seacor & Seaman case is about a ship captain aboard an oil tanker (e.g. benzene) that was allegedly exposed to a host of toxic […]

Benzene, Bladder Cancer, Seacor & Seaman

 in Bladder Cancer / Case Watch℠ / Jones Act / Uncategorized  tagged benzene / bladder cancer / captain / jones act / maritime / seacor / seaman / texas (updated 1328 days ago)
Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Benzene, Kirby Inland Marine & Knight: A case in the United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit ruled on an appeal of the district court’s summary judgment. The Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Benzene, Kirby Inland Marine & Knight case is about a  tankerman aboard an oil barge that was allegedly exposed to […]

Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Benzene, Kirby Inland Marine & Knight

 in Case Watch℠ / Hodgkin's Lymphoma / Uncategorized  tagged benzene / hodgkin's lymphoma / Kirby Inland Marine / oil barge / tankerman / texas (updated 1328 days ago)
Bladder Cancer, Benzene, Hollywood Marine & Ingerman: A case in the United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit ruled on an appeal of the district court’s summary judgment. The Bladder Cancer, Benzene, Hollywood Marine & Ingerman case is about a  tankerman aboard an oil barge that was allegedly exposed to benzene and […]

Bladder Cancer, Benzene, Hollywood Marine & Ingerman

 in Bladder Cancer / Case Watch℠ / Uncategorized  tagged benzene / bladder cancer / Kirby Inland Marine / oil barge / tankerman / texas (updated 1328 days ago)
Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Benzene, KBR, & Clark: A case in the United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, ruled on an appeal of a judgment. The Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Benzene, KBR, & Clark case documents what many people may face today that is considered a seaman under the Jones Act and […]

Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Benzene, KBR, & Clark

 in Acute Myeloid Leukemia / Case Watch℠ / Jones Act / Uncategorized  tagged acute myelogenous leukemia / aml / barge / benzene / brown & root / jones act / kbr / kellogg brown & root / maritime / rigger / seaman / texas (updated 1328 days ago)