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Welding Safety and Manganese Poisoning Dangers |
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| Excessive exposure
to managanese fumes can cause a variety of neurological
injuries, including tremors and other movement
disorders such as Parkinson's disease and a disease
called manganism that resembles Parkinson's disease.
Often the damage caused by exposure to manganese
exposure is permanent and progressive, meaning
that it gets worse over time. |
| Welders are
injured when small airborne particles of manganese
in the welding fumes enter the nose or mouth and
then travel from the nose or lungs into the bloodstream
and then across the blood-brain barrier. Once in
the brain, manganese can affect parts of the brain
that control muscle movement and other bodily functions. |
| Symptoms associated with
inhalation of manganese welding rod fumes include
slowing of movement, arms that do not swing when
walking, tremors, delays in performing routine
tasks, masklike or blank face, mumbling speech,
lack of energy, difficulty sleeping, headache,
anxiety, sexual dysfunction and bed-wetting. |
| On December 7, 2007, a
federal jury awarded the largest verdict ever in
a welding fumes case to Jeffrey Tamraz and Terry
Tamraz. The couple will receive a combined total
of $20.5 million Wednesday after a jury found that
a number of companies failed to warn that exposure
to the fumes of their welding products could cause
neurological injury. |
| The jury in the U.S. District
Court for the District of the Northern District
of Ohio decided that Lincoln Electric Co., Hobart
Brothers Company, ESAB Group Inc., BOC Group, Inc.
and TDY Industries Inc. were liable for Jeffrey
Tamraz's manganese induced brain injuries. According
to news reports, at trial, the defendants' top
paid medical expert admitted that it was proven
that welding fumes can cause the brain damage. |
| The law of most states
provides several personal injury claims for persons
who have been seriously injured by a product. Welders
injured by exposure to manganese fumes may bring
claims without concern of limitation under state
workers compensation laws because the defendants
in this litigation often are the manufacturers
of the welding rods themselves, not the welders'
employer. |
| Claims that have been
brought against welding equipment manufacturers
include claims for negligence, strict liability
for a defective product, as well as claims based
on failure to warn and even fraud. Evidence exists
that manufacturers have been aware of the permanent
and progressive health risks associated with manganese
welding rod fumes for decades. Damages sought typically
include damages for: |
- Physical pain and suffering, mental anguish
and physical impairment;
- Medical expenses associated with the allegedly
defective product;
- Loss of earnings and/or earning capacity;
and
- Punitive damages.
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| Our firm represents current
and former welders who have suffered injuries due
to manganese exposure, including workers diagnosed
with Parkinson's disease who are actually suffering
from manganism. |
| If you feel that your
exposure to welding rod fumes may have caused you
harm, you should contact a Lieff Cabraser attorney
at 1-800-541-7358 or via email by clicking
here. There is no charge or obligation on your
part for our review of your claim. |
| Lieff Cabraser
serves on the Executive Committee of the nationwide
Welding Rod Litigation that is proceeding in federal
court in Cleveland, Ohio. To learn more about the
advantages our firm offers clients in personal
injury cases, click here. |
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