Cancer risk by railroad job

Each type of railroad work came with its own group of exposures. Look up your craft.

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  Conductors, engineers, brakemen, switchmen and yardmasters

  Exhaust from diesel engines inside cabs and across yards. Has been associated with cancers of the lung and bladder.

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  Machinists, boilermakers, sheet metal workers and mechanics

  Asbestos, solvents, and diesel inside locomotive shops. Has been associated with mesothelioma and cancers of the lung and kidney.

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  Carmen

  Car shops and yards: contact with brake dust, welding fumes, paints, and diesel. Has been associated with mesothelioma and lung cancer.

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  Trackmen, laborers and track welders

  Ballast dust, creosote-treated ties, herbicide spray, and exhaust from machines. Has been associated with lung cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

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  Electricians

  Diesel, insulation, and transformer oils were present on locomotives and in the shops. Has been associated with mesothelioma and cancers of the lung and liver.

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  Signalmen and signal maintainers

  Dust from ballast beside the track, along with creosote, herbicide spray, and exhaust from trains moving past. Connected to both lung cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Railroad dispatcher cancer: years spent in train, yard, or shop jobs earlier in a career count toward a dispatcher's claim. When you call, tell us about every railroad job you have ever held. The railroad injury statistics count the FRA reports for each of these jobs.

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