Welding Fume and Gas Exposure
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A recent $1 million award by an Illinois jury to a welder was the first plaintiff victory in a welding rod failure-to-warn suit and many similar cases are expected to follow. In the case of Elam v. AO Smith et. al., the jury concluded that the manganese in welding fumes caused a 65-year old worker to develop a neurological disorder similar to Parkinson’s disease (i.e., Manganism). Since there are more than 500,000 workers employed in welding and related occupations in the U.S. (Bureau of Labor Statistics) and another 200,000 welders or more who are retired, there is a potential pool of more 700,000 who are (or previously have) been exposed to welding fumes on a daily basis.
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