Asbestos in Telephone Exchanges & Central Office Equipment
TELEPHONE COMPANY WORKERS HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO ASBESTOS WHILE PERFORMING JOBS THAT REQUIRED THEM TO BE IN AREAS OF THE TELEPHONE COMPANY’S CENTRAL OFFICE THAT CONTAINED EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS THAT CONTAINED ASBESTOS.
At telephone exchanges and other areas of central offices, cables, wires, and other products were being cut, stripped, sawed, drilled, or otherwise disturbed, which caused release of asbestos dust into the air. As there is no safe amount of asbestos exposure, telephone workers have developed mesothelioma, lung cancer, or asbestosis.
Individuals who worked in telephone company central offices, including telephone exchange equipment, were often exposed to asbestos from asbestos-containing materials and equipment that were being removed, repaired, or installed in the building. For example, asbestos cable bags along with asbestos cable-hole covers (also referred as “Transite” covers), used to fire-stop holes in the floors and walls of the telephone company central offices, which contained telephone exchange equipment, caused telephone workers to be exposed to the cancer-causing asbestos.
Similarly, asbestos-containing “ebony” power boards, used at such exchanges and other areas of the central offices, resulted in telephone company workers being exposed to asbestos. Telephone company workers were also exposed to asbestos from working in manholes that housed underground wires and cables.
In particular, workers inside the underground manholes pulled wires and cables through asbestos duct pipe resulting in asbestos exposure.
The following is a list of some of the asbestos-containing materials and products that were manufactured and used within the telecommunications industry: asbestos-containing flat resistors, asbestos hook-up wires, asbestos washers, asbestos cable bags, asbestos cable hole covers, asbestos fiber-cement conduit, asbestos gloves, impregnated asbestos composition panels, asbestos “ebony” power boards, asbestos-phenolic molding compounds, asbestos-containing power cables, asbestos braided sleeving, asbestos wiping pads, and asbestos firestop putty.
Levy Konigsberg LLP is a nationally-recognized asbestos litigation firm specializing in the representation of mesothelioma and lung cancer victims for over 30 years, including telephone company workers.
For more information about asbestos exposure at telephone exchanges or other telephone company installations, please contact mesothelioma attorney Amber Long at 1-800-MESO-LAW (1-800-637-6529) or by submitting an online inquiry on this website.
ATTENTION: Mesothelioma has no known cure and often causes severe pain, suffering,
and other types of damage, such as loss of consortium, and loss of income.
Additionally, due to the exceedingly high cost of mesothelioma treatments,
many families exhaust savings and accumulate financial debt in order to
pay for the medical expenses of their family member.
Under the law of most states, pain and suffering from mesothelioma may
be compensated through the award of money damages, usually obtained with
the help of experienced
mesothelioma attorneys. In some states other types of damages may also be recovered.
Asbestos litigation affords mesothelioma victims the opportunity to receive
financial compensation and hold accountable the companies that caused
their asbestos exposure.
IMPORTANT: If you or your family member has been diagnosed with mesothelioma, you should get in touch with a mesothelioma lawyer as early as possible to determine if you have a mesothelioma case and to:
- Preserve your rights to bring a legal action against the responsible parties within the limited time frame allowed by law, known as statute of limitations;
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Obtain maximum compensation in your case by being able to:
- Preserve evidence and establish facts of the asbestos exposure while the claimant is still alive and able to provide information;
- File and resolve a lawsuit against the responsible parties before they file for bankruptcy or, if they already have, to obtain compensation before their bankruptcy trust funds run out of money;
- Expedite your case, as courts tend to give higher priority to mesothelioma lawsuits where the claimant is still alive.
Find out whether you have a case by speaking to one of our experienced mesothelioma lawyers via our 24/7 toll-free hotline at (800) 315-3806 or submit an email inquiry. Our attorneys will be quick to respond to you and happy to answer all of your questions.
NOTE: We have offices located in New York, New Jersey, California, Georgia, Washington, and Maryland. Many of our mesothelioma lawyers are licensed to practice law in a number of U.S. states and have the capability and extensive experience of representing mesothelioma clients throughout the United States. You are encouraged to contact us with any questions.
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