Gasoline Haulers

Wheeling, West Virginia, Gasoline Exposure Lawyers

People who drive gasoline tanker trucks have almost a twofold risk of developing blood cancers such as leukemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma. If you are a gasoline hauler who has been diagnosed with blood cancer, our lawyers offer a free initial consultation to evaluate your case and explain your legal options.

The higher incidence of blood cancers among gasoline haulers and gasoline industry workers is caused by exposure to benzene. Benzene is a colorless liquid that occurs naturally in crude oil. While benzene could be refined out of gasoline, none of the major refiners have chosen to do so. As a result, gasoline contains almost five percent benzene.

Gasoline has been used as a degreaser, solvent, and as a motor fuel for decades. Given that benzene has been unequivocally determined to cause acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), gasoline station pumps do not provide adequate information on the cancers known to be associated with benzene exposure. Nor do the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) for gasoline provide the available evidence on chromosomal, or genetic damage. Because of this lack of candor about the hazards of benzene in gasoline, gasoline tank truck drivers, garage mechanics, highway maintenance workers, and service station attendants take unnecessary risks with gasoline in the work place, and consumers do not take the necessary precautions when using gasoline in various home appliances such as lawn mowers, weed trimming devices, power saws, etc.

Attorney R. Dean Hartley has a national reputation for handling personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits involving cancers and blood diseases caused by exposure to benzene and other toxic substances.

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Free attorney consultation: If you or a family member has been diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma or multiple myeloma from workplace exposure to gasoline, please contact our lawyers as soon as possible. We will investigate your case at no cost, and you will not have to pay any attorney's fees unless we obtain a recovery for you.