Exposure

Asbestos Exposure – Mesothelioma Claims

One of the main risk factors for developing mesothelioma is exposure in the work place.   The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration sets the limits for what is deemed acceptable in terms of occupational asbestos exposure.  If you or a loved one have been diagnosed with mesothelioma or are suffering from asbestos related symptoms, you may have a legal claim and be entitled to compensation.  Please contact Vanderhyde and Associates for a free, no obligation consultation.  There is no legal fee unless you win.  Call Toll Free 1-866-777-2557 or use our online contact form and an Asbestos Exposure Attorney will get back to you promplty.

An increased risk of developing mesothelioma has been found in several jobs including (this is a partial list):

• Shipyard workers
• People working in asbestos mines and mills
• Boilermakers
• Carpenters
• Drywall
• Electricians
• Insulators
• Iron Workers
• Mechanics
• Pipefitters
• Plasters
• Plumbers
• Sheet metal workers
• Steamfitters
• Telephone workers
• Paper mill workers
• Welders
• Longshoremen
• Railway and Railroad workers
• Engine Shop Workers
• Aircraft Mechanics
• Plant Maintenance Workers
• Crush Workers
• Grinder Operators
• Paper Machine Workers
• Punch Pressers
• Warehousemen
• Trippers
• Pelletizers
• Agglomerators

Additionally, certain industries and workplaces are at a higher risk including;

• Manufacturing
• Wheel and Brake Shops
• Taconite Plants
• Shipyards
• Armories
• Airports
• Breweries
• Pipelines
• Heating and Construction

Companies that manufactured, sold, or designed asbestos products include:

• A.O. Smith
• A.P. Green Industries, Inc.
• A.T. Callas Co.
• A.W. Chesterton Company
• Abex Corporation
• Aerojet General
• AGCO Corp.
• Airco, Inc.
• Allied-Signal, Inc.
• Allis Chalmers
• Amchem Products, Inc.
• American BrakeBlok
• American Optical
• American Standard
• Anchor Packing Company
• Armstrong Contracting & Supply (“AC&S”)
• Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
• Arvinmeritor, Inc.
• ASARCO, Inc.
• Asbestos Corporation, Ltd. (“ACL”)
• Asten-Hill
• Atlas Turner / Atlas Asbestos
• Aurora Pump
• Bell Asbestos Mines, Ltd.
• Bendix
• Benjamin Foster Company
• Boeing
• Boise Cascade Corp.
• Babcock & Wilcox
• Bird & Son
• Bondex International
• Borg-Warner Corporation / Burns International Services Corp.
• Bridgestone Firestone
• Buffalo Pumps, Inc.
• Calaveras Asbestos, Ltd.
• Capco Pipe Company, Inc.
• Carlisle / Motion Control
• Caterpillar
• Celotex Corporation
• Certainteed Corporation
• Chevron U.S.A., Inc.
• Chrysler
• CleaverBrooks
• Combustion Engineering
• Congoleum Corporation
• Continental Teves
• Cooper Industries
• Crane Co.
• Crown, Cork & Seal Company
• Daimler Chrysler, Inc.
• Dana Corporation
• DB Riley
• Deere & Co.
• Deleval
• Domco Products
• Dow Chemical Co.
• Dowman Products
• Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc.
• Eaton Corp.
• Fibreboard Corporation
• Flexitallic Gasket Company
• Flintkote
• Ford Motor Company
• Forty-Eight Insulations
• Foster Wheeler
• GAF-Ruberoid
• Gardner Denver
• Garlock, Inc.
• General Electric Company
• General Motors
• General Refractories Company
• Genuine Parts Co. / NAPA
• Georgia Pacific Corporation
• Gould Pumps, Inc.
• Hamilton Materials
• Harbison-Walker Refractories Company
• Hill Brothers Chemical Company
• Honeywell International, Inc.
• H.K. Porter Company
• Industrial Holdings Corp.
• Ingersoll-Rand
• International Paper
• John Crane
• Johns-Manville Corp.
• Joy Machinery Co.
• Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation
• Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc.
• Keene Corporation
• Kelly-Moore Paint Company
• Kelsey-Hayes Co. / Fruehauf
• Kentile Flors, Inc.
• Kimberly-Clark Corp.
• Lincoln Electric Co.
• Lorillard Tobacco Corp. / Kent
• Lucent Technologies
• Mack Trucks, Inc.
• Maremont Corp.
• Marley Cooling Tower Co.
• Mead Westvaco Corp.
• M.H. Detrick Company
• National Gypsum Company
• Nicolet (Keasby-Mattison)
• North American Refractories Company
• Northrup Grumman
• Owens-Corning Fibreglas Corporation
• Owens-Illinois, Inc.
• Paccar
• Peerless Industries, Inc.
• Phelps Dodge
• Philip Carey Corporation (now Rapid American Corporation)
• Pittsburgh Corning Corporation
• Pneumo Abex Corporation
• Proko Industries, Inc.
• Quigley Company, Inc.
• Raybestos Manhattan / Raybestos Industries, Inc. / Raybestos Corporation
• Raytheon
• Reynolds Metals Co. / Atlantic Asphalt & Asbestos Co.
• Riley Stoker Corporation
• Rockbestos Product Corporation
• Rockwell
• Rock Wool Manufacturing Company
• Sager Corp.
• SCAPA Dryer Fabrics, Inc.
• Sepco Corporation
• Sherwin Williams Co.
• Spicer
• Synkoloid
• T.H. Agriculture & Nutrition
• Turner & Newall
• Unarco Industries
• Union Carbide Corporation
• Uniroyal Holding, Inc. (Asbeston)
• U.S. Gypsum Company
• U.S. Steel Corporation
• Wagner Electric Corporation
• Weil-McClain
• Western Auto Supply Co.
• Westvaco
• Weyerhaeuser
• W.R. Grace & Co.
• Western Electric
• Westinghouse Electric Corporation

There is growing evidence that some family members and those living with workers exposed to asbestos can also develop mesothelioma because of asbestos dust and particles being brought home on the clothing and hair of workers.

If you or a loved one is a victim of asbestos exposure or have been diagnosed with Mesothelioma, you may have a claim.  We represent clients on a contingency fee basis, which means there are no legal fees unless we make a recovery for you.  Call us today, for a free, no obligation consultation.  Call Toll Free 1-866-777-2557 or use our online contact form and one of our Mesothelioma Lawyers will contact you.