Redding is the Sacramento Valley’s fourth-largest city, with a population exceeding 90,000 residents. As the county seat of Shasta County, this California city has grown into a thriving area built up by significant economic growth based on early 20th century copper and iron mining.

In the decades since, Redding has continued to spur growth through a number of industrial developments and construction efforts. Sadly, too many of these efforts relied on asbestos-containing materials, exposing Redding residents to the dangers of asbestos.

Why Is Asbestos Exposure Harmful?

Asbestos exposure causes mesothelioma, asbestosis and asbestos-related lung cancer. All of these diseases can be fatal and often are. Workers who are employed at industrial and construction jobsites are most at risk of asbestos exposure.

The reason for this is that asbestos was widely used during the 20th century for building projects because of the durable nature of asbestos. However, asbestos becomes toxic to humans when inhaled or swallowed. Sadly, this happens all too easily when asbestos-containing materials are disturbed and release microscopic fibers into the air at an asbestos jobsite.

Research shows that asbestos may never leave the body was it is inhaled or ingested, and it is at this point that asbestos may end up mutating the body’s internal cavity cells into cancerous mesothelioma cells.

However, it takes decades in most cases for this process to complete. Medical professionals have a difficult time diagnosing mesothelioma as a result, which contributes to the deadliness of the disease.

California’s Department of Public Health issued a report detailing that an estimated 350 California workers are diagnosed with mesothelioma every year. The Department goes on to estimate that 200 of those workers will eventually lose their fight against mesothelioma.

Asbestos Exposure in Redding

Known jobsites in Redding that affected residents by exposing them to asbestos include:

• Champion Plywood
• K-Mart
• Mercy Hospital
• Miller’s Market
• Peterson Tractor Company
• Redding High School
• Redding Medical Center
• Shasta College
• Shasta Plywood Company

These asbestos exposure jobsites and others like them helped contribute to the asbestos-related deaths that have occurred in Shasta County. Estimates based on the CDC’s database found that well over 100 Shasta County residents have passed away from asbestos-related diseases between 1999 and 2013.

If you or a loved one in Redding has been exposed to asbestos and contracted mesothelioma as a result, talk to a Redding mesothelioma lawyer.

Talk to a Redding Mesothelioma Lawyer

The Ledger Law Firm represents victims of mesothelioma whose disease was caused by wrongful asbestos exposure. Legally responsible parties may also be sued by loved ones who were diagnosed with mesothelioma after a family member brought asbestos home on their work clothes.

California makes sure that mesothelioma victims have access to deserved compensation by setting aside billions in trust fund assets. Receive the compensation you deserve by letting our team prove that a wrongful asbestos exposure caused your disease.

Contact us online today and take the first step toward receiving the justice and funds California law says you deserve to receive.