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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning from Boilers and Heaters

Michael Agruss

Written and Reviewed by Michael Agruss

  • Managing Partner and Personal Injury Lawyer at 844SeeMike.
  • Over 20 years of experience in Personal Injury.
  • Graduated from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law: Juris Doctor, 2004.

According to the CDC, carbon monoxide kills 400 people a year and sends 20,000 people to the hospital. It has been labeled the “silent killer” for being a deadly, odorless and colorless gas. In certain quantities and at certain rates, it can kill people from carbon monoxide poisoning. A couple prominent sources of carbon monoxide injuries are from malfunctioning boilers and heaters in your own home. If you or a loved one has been injured in a boiler or heater-caused carbon monoxide accident, you may consider filing a personal injury lawsuit.

Within a heating system, a crack in the combustion chamber, leaking seams, cracks in the exhaust piping, or an incomplete combustion process may cause carbon monoxide leaks to occur. These are more likely to occur in an older furnace over a newer one. To prevent these from possibly occurring, it is important that you get your furnace tuned up periodically. All the same conditions go for boilers, as well.

However, if still the furnace causes you an injury, you may sue the heating system’s company for a faulty or malfunctioning furnace. It is their duty owed to you to protect you from any potential malfunction, and if they fail, then they can be legally liable for your injuries. If you have a gas boiler, gas furnace, oil boiler, or an oil furnace, there is a small risk that a malfunction can cause a carbon monoxide leak. You can be awarded for the damages that you experienced in the process, such as medical expenses, lost wages, and more.

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