Navy Yard Jobs

Brooklyn Navy Yard Jobs, Asbestos Exposure, and Legal Options 

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The men and women who worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard had wide-ranging jobs, including shipbuilders, construction workers, boiler inspectors, and even seamstress that sewed flags and other items used by the Navy.

Such jobs exposed workers to asbestos, a dangerous mineral known to cause serious asbestos diseases like mesothelioma cancer, asbestos-related lung cancer or asbestosis.

Even though asbestos exposure took place many decades ago, those who develop an asbestos disease are not diagnosed for 30-40 years later.  This is because of the latency period (the time between exposure and when someone first notices symptoms of disease).

When microscopic asbestos dust is inhaled, its jagged edges cause the dust to attach to lung tissue.  Unlike other dusts or irritating substances, asbestos does not leave the lungs by coughing, sneezing or blowing one's nose.  Instead, asbestos remains in the lungs, where it causes lung tissue to scar (and lead to chronic lung diseases) or for new lung cells to develop abnormally (leading to cancer).

The risk to develop asbestos disease is shared by any number of men and women who worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and other shipyards. 

Brooklyn Navy Yard workers held many of the jobs listed below:

These jobs were typically held by Grade I and Grade II workers, where the minimum age for employment was 18 years old. Apprentices were eligible to begin work at the Yard at age 16. In addition to the women who proudly served in the War effort as part of the “Rosie the Riveter” corps, many women worked in the Yard’s sewing rooms, where they produced flags and other items.

If you or a loved one worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and has been diagnosed with an asbestos disease, you are entitled to compensation for your illness, pain and suffering and help to pay your medical bills. Our asbestos lawyers have decades of experience helping asbestos clients file lawsuits against the manufacturers and wholesalers of products made with asbestos. 

Your time is limited to file a lawsuit for an asbestos-related disease.  Contact us today for a free review of your case.

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