Welding Rod Disease

Excessive exposure to manganese fumes in welding rod can cause a variety of injuries, including tremors and other movement disorders that resemble Parkinson's disease. The damage caused by exposure to manganese is often permanent and gets worse over time. Welding rod disease is very serious.

          Welders can be injured when they inhale small airborne particles of manganese. The manganese particles travel from the lungs into the bloodstream and then across the blood-brain barrier. Once in the brain, manganese damages nerve cells that control muscle movement.

The Symptoms of welding rod disease associated with inhalation of manganese welding rod fumes include slowing of movement, arms that do not swing when walking, tremors, delays in performing routine tasks, mask-like or blank face, mumbling speech, lack of energy and difficulty sleeping.

Lagarde Law Firm represents hundreds of current and former welders who have suffered injuries due to manganese exposure, including workers diagnosed with Parkinson's disease who are actually suffering from manganism or welding rod disease.

If you feel that your exposure to welding rod fumes may have caused you harm, or you have symptoms of welding rod disease, you should contact Richard Lagarde at 1-866-LAGARDE. There is no charge or obligation on your part for our review of your claim.