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Barbas Cut Docks Shipyard - Texas
Because of its proximity to the Gulf of Mexico, Texas has always been a popular place to build shipyards and other ship-servicing facilities. Some of these yards were designed to build new vessels while others repaired existing ships. Others boasted large military contracts and built ships for war purposes. Some built only commercial vessels.
Texas' Barbas Cut Docks employed a number of individuals involved in the ship repair business, including insulators, pipefitters, plumbers, boilermakers, steamfitters, electricians, and others. These individuals were responsible for a number of different tasks performed aboard ships, both during the building and repair processes. Each had their own area of expertise and many of them worked with dangerous asbestos prior to the issuance of asbestos warnings by the U.S. government in the late 1970s.
Barbas Cut Docks employees rarely wore any sort of gear to protect them from inhaling asbestos dust. That's not because they didn't care about preserving their health. In fact, had they known of the dangers of asbestos, they would have taken precautions. But, as far as they knew, asbestos was a miracle mineral used on ships because it was durable and highly heat- and fire-resistant. Most had no idea it was hazardous.
However, over the last several years, evidence that some individuals - including executives who worked for asbestos-product manufacturers may have known about the dangers of asbestos but didn't share information with employees such as those who labored at Barbas Cut Docks in Texas and other ship repair facilities throughout the country. The result of this lack of information was the development of asbestos diseases that would change the life of many and result in the death of others.
Mesothelioma and other asbestos diseases are rampant among American shipyard workers, including individuals who toiled at Barbas Cut Docks, and some experts believe the numbers may keep growing. If you worked at Barbas shipyard and have developed mesothelioma, you may have a right to compensation for your suffering, which can help you and your family with exorbitant medical bills and assist in making up for the loss of income caused by your illness.
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