Case Law Series – CSX trainman’s experts allowed to testify that diesel exhaust exposures caused his multiple myeloma Ronald K. Harris worked for CSX Transportation for 29 years as a trainman, where he was exposed to diesel exhaust from locomotives […]
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Harris v. CSX Transportation – Trainman Diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma
Posted on August 22nd, 2019 by Andrew L. Hughes
Aplastic Anemia
Posted on August 22nd, 2019 by Andrew L. Hughes
Aplastic anemia occurs when your body’s bone marrow stops producing enough red blood cells. Typically, when old blood cells have run their course, they are replaced by the bone marrow’s new red blood cells. However, in an individual with aplastic […]
Railroad Workers and COPD
Posted on August 7th, 2019 by Andrew L. Hughes
Railroad workers are at an elevated risk of developing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Why is that? Because long term occupational exposures to diesel exhaust, welding fumes and silica sand are known causes of COPD. Whether you work as a […]
Emphysema and Railroad Workers
Posted on July 29th, 2019 by Andrew L. Hughes
Emphysema is one of two conditions found under the general diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Emphysema is a condition that causes the air sacs in your lungs to deteriorate, making it hard to breathe and deliver proper amounts […]
Myelodysplastic Syndrome & Railroad Workers
Posted on July 16th, 2019 by Andrew L. Hughes
MDS and Railroad Workers Myelodysplastic syndromes occur where a group of poorly formed blood cells do not function properly, and therefore there are not enough healthy blood cells in the body. These syndromes happen as a result of bone marrow […]
