Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral with several properties that made it ideal for use in a wide range of applications. It’s durable, can be mixed with other materials, acts as an excellent insulator, and is resistant to fire and chemicals. These properties made it attractive for manufacturers and companies to use in their products and buildings. However, it became apparent that people who were exposed to asbestos were developing mesothelioma years or decades after inhaling the fibers. Asbestos was used at many trades and jobsites, including:
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If you were exposed to asbestos and developed mesothelioma or other illnesses, call us now at 877-341-2595 or contact us online.
At-Risk Individuals
Blue collar workers — including construction workers, brake specialists, building renovators, insulators, pipefitters, carpenters, electricians, boilermakers and sheet metal workers — have a greater risk of developing mesothelioma because of their job sites and the tools they used.
Individuals were likely to be exposed to asbestos if they worked in:
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Railroad yards
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Chemical plants
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Foundries
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Machine shops
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Glass factories
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Power plants
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Steel mills
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Construction
Family members of employees from these industries are also more likely to develop mesothelioma because asbestos fibers would cling to the workers’ clothes, carrying the dangerous material back to their homes.
Some, But Not All, Asbestos Sites in West Virginia
If you worked at any of the following sites, you may have been exposed to asbestos:
| Asbestos Site | Company Name |
| Albright | Albright Power Station |
| Alloy | Union Carbide-Elkem Metals |
| Anmoore | Union Carbide Chemical Plant |
| Apple Grove | Goodyear |
| Beech Bottom | DuPont Parkersburg-Washington |
| Beech Bottom | Beech Bottom Power Station |
| Beech Bottom | Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Fabrication Plant |
| Belle | DuPont Chemical Plant |
| Belle | Diamond Shamrock |
| Belle | Occidental Chemical |
| Bluefield | N & W/Norfolk Southern Railway Co. |
| Cabin Creek | Cabin Creek Power Station |
| Captina | Kammer Power Station |
| Captina | Mitchell Power Station |
| Charleston | Owens Illinois |
| Charleston | Libby Owens Ford Glass |
| Charleston | Carnegie Steel |
| Clarksburg | Brockway Glass Mfg Plant -Anchor-formerly Hazel Atlas |
| Clarksburg | PPG Industries |
| Fairmont | Owens-Illinois Glass Plant |
| Falling Rock | Elk River Refinery |
| Follansbee | Follansbee Steel |
| Follansbee | Wheeling-Pittsburgh Coke Plant-Mountain State Carbon |
| Follansbee | Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel |
| Glasgow | Glasgow Power-Kanawha River Power Station |
| Graham Station | Philip Sporn Power Station |
| Haywood | Harrison Power Station |
| Huntington | Huntington Alloy Specialty Metals Plant-formerly Inco Alloys |
| Huntington | Owens-Illinois Glass Plant |
| Huntington | BASF Corporation |
| Huntington | Kerr Glass Company |
| Huntington | Houdaille Industries |
| Huntington | INCO |
| Huntington | Conners Steel-HK Porter Steel of WV |
| Huntington | ACF Industries |
| Huntington | C & O/CSX Shops |
| Huntington | Owens Illinois |
| Institute | Union Carbide |
| Kenova | Big Sandy Power Station |
| Kenova | Novamont Chemical-Aristech |
| Kingwood | Diamond Shamrock-Chemicals, Inc. |
| Logan | Logan Power Station |
| Maidsville | Fort Martin Power Station |
| Morgantown | Fort Martin Power Station |
| Moundsville | Allied Chemical Plant |
| Moundsville | Kammer-Mitchell Power Station |
| Mount Storm | Mount Storm Power Station |
| Natrium | PPG Industries Chemical Plant |
| New Haven | Mountaineer Power Plant |
| New Haven | American Alloys-Foote Mineral-Vandium |
| New Haven | AEP Central/Philip Sporn Power Plant |
| Natrium | Mobay Chemical-Miles Corp. |
| Natrium | Monsanto Chemical |
| Newell | Quaker State Refinery-Congo Plant |
| Nitro | American Viscose Rayon Plant-FMC |
| Nitro | Monsanto Chemical Plant-Solutia |
| Nitro | Allied Chemical Company |
| Nitro | Fike Chemical |
| Nitro | FMC |
| Nitro | Monsanto Chemical |
| Parkersburg | FMC |
| Parkersburg | Corning Glass Company |
| Parkersburg | American Viscose Rayon Plant |
| Parkersburg | DuPont Chemical Plant |
| Parkersburg | Mountain State Steel Castings Foundry |
| Point Pleasant | Celanese Chemical |
| Point Pleasant | General Chemical |
| Point Pleasant | Pantasote Chemical |
| Point Pleasant | WV Malleable Iron |
| Point Pleasant | Stauffer-AKZO Chemical |
| Ravenswood | Kaiser Aluminum |
| Ravenswood | Ravenswood Glass Novelty Mfg Plant-Marble Factory |
| Rivesville | Monongahela Power Station/Rivesville Power Plant |
| Scary | John Amos Power Station-formerly Big Scary |
| Sistersville | Union Carbide |
| Sistersville | Sistersville Tank Works |
| South Charleston | Union Carbide |
| South Charleston | Union Carbide Tech Center |
| South Charleston | FMC |
| St. Marys | Willow Island Power Station |
| Stonewood | PPG Industries |
| Vienna | Owens Illinois-Demuth-Brockway Glass |
| Weirton | Weirton Steel |
| Weirton | Louie Glass Company |
| Wheeling | Blaw-Knox Steel |
| Wheeling | Blaw-Knox Rolls Foundry |
| Willow Island | Pleasants Power Station/Willow Island Power Station |
| Willow Island | American Cyanamid-Ceytec Ind |
| Winfield | John Amos Power Station |
Contact Us
If you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma or another medical condition caused by asbestos, James F. Humphreys & Associates, L.C. can help you pursue financial compensation from those responsible for your illness. Contact our firm for a free consultation.
Toll Free: +1 (877) 341-2595
Email: jhumphreys@jfhumphreys.com
