By: Rick Shapiro, Attorney Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis & Appleton Law Firm focus on Federal Regulations and Railroad. Historical Knowledge of Health Dangers. There is a growing body of evidence that long-term railroad worker exposure to diesel exhaust fumes can lead to a condition called diesel asthma; a form of COPD, and additional evidence shows an increased incidence of lung cancer rates among such workers.
This article discusses railroad worker long term diesel exhaust fume lung disorders, as well as medical studies relating to diesel fume lung diseases and lung cancers, and another related article in this series covers new federal regulations that are clamping down on excessive railroad locomotive engine diesel fumes, as well as historical railroad knowledge of diesel exhaust lung disease legal cases.
A tractor-trailer driving on Greenville Boulevard had a fuel tank punctured by a steel rod. The puncture caused the fuel tank to leak, spilling over 30 gallons of diesel fuel on the road. The trucking accident happened near 10th Street. Some of the fuel spilled into the Tar River. "We were able to get there fairly quickly and put some sand on it and block most of it," Barrett said."Traffic...
A police chase resulted in a five car accident in Tabor City on Monday. A police officer observed a car speeding and attempted to pull over the car. That resulted in a chase at speeds of 100 miles per hour. It was the speeding violation, on Old Stake Road, that prompted Trooper J.B. Baxley to attempt to pull over the 1994 Toyota Camry that Green was accused of driving.Baxley said he turned on...