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South Carolina Personal Injury Attorney

Lung Injuries

Lung injuries in the workplace often come as a result of exposure to toxic substances, chemicals, fumes, unsafe ventilators and other types of poisoning. Exposure to harmful chemicals or materials can alter your life forever, resulting in asthma, permanent pulmonary disease, loss of lung function, The consequences of a lung injury can include lifelong conditions that can make breathing more difficult and require expensive treatment and medication. Asthma, for example, may be forced to use inhalers for the rest of their lives. These types of exposure can permanently damage the sense of smell, making you hypersensitive to many ordinary odors, or unable to detect other dangerous ones.

Being trapped in a fire or in a motor vehicle after an accident can also expose your lungs to harmful substances. Sometimes a blunt or strong trauma to the lungs can lead to a serious respiratory problem.

An experienced workers’ compensation attorney can help you pursue all the benefits available in the case of a work-related lung injury.

At Alan M. Tanenbaum, P.A., we represent injured workers under the Workers’ Compensation Act with compensable claims for lung injuries from on the job accidents and work related injuries, including from exposure to harmful substances. We will seek to obtain the compensation you deserve for your work-related lung injuries.

If you or a loved one has suffered a lung injury in South Carolina, we are here for you. Contact us today online or by telephone at 843-722-2588 to arrange a consultation with an experienced Charleston lung injury lawyer.

Free consultations.
In downtown Charleston, near the Four Corners of Law.

South Carolina Occupational Lung Disorder Lawyer

Respiratory injuries are common among workers in the construction and demolition industries, but also affect workers in otherwise harmless jobs. We will represent swimming pool caretakers, for example, who deal with bleach and chlorine on a daily basis, or office workers exposed to mold and other dangerous substance during renovations or otherwise.

Exposure to other harmful substances such as silica dust and asbestos can lead to a number of occupational lung disorders, such as:

  • Silicosis
  • Black lung disease or pneumoconiosis, also known as miner’s asthma
  • Asbestosis
  • Mesothelioma
  • Allergic conditions
  • Acute beryllium disease
  • Bronchiolitis obliterans
  • Byssinosis
  • Chronic beryllium disease
  • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis

In addition to workers’ compensation benefits, to which you may be entitled if your lung injury or occupational lung disorder resulted from an on the job accident or work related exposure injury, if you were injured through the negligence of a third party, you may also be eligible to compensation for negligence for third-party liability.

If you or a loved one has suffered a lung injury in South Carolina, we are here for you. Contact us today online or by telephone at 843-722-2588 to arrange a consultation with an experienced Charleston lung injury lawyer.

Free consultations.
In downtown Charleston, near the Four Corners of Law.

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Contact Information

Alan M. Tanenbaum, P.A.
116 Church Street
Charleston, S.C. 29401

Telephone 843-722-2588
Fax843-722-2250