NEBRASKA MESOTHELIOMA LAWYERS

Nebraska is the sixteenth largest state geographically, and is ranked thirty-eighth in terms of population. Nebraska has been characterized as one of America’s bread-baskets, but it is not entirely agricultural or rural. Nebraska is home to many industries that unfortunately routinely exposed workers to asbestos on the job.

Asbestos was used in a variety of ways in Nebraska. One principal source of asbestos exposure is found in the power plant industry. Workers were exposed to asbestos while using equipment that contained heat-resistant asbestos.

Nebraska’s climate fostered industries with known asbestos exposure. In particular, the home insulation industry exposed workers. The production and installation of home insulation materials is a potential source of asbestos exposure.

Other sources of asbestos exposure in Nevada included chemical plants and construction. Unfortunately, many Nebraska workers also brought asbestos home on their clothing without realizing it. The family members of these workers were exposed to asbestos at home and are at risk of mesothelioma.

OCCUPATIONS AT RISK

Below is a list of occupations that put Nebraska workers at a known risk of asbestos exposure. If you worked in one of these occupations in the 1980s or earlier, there is a good chance that you were exposed to asbestos:

Boilermakers
Brick and stone masons
Construction workers
Drywall tapers
Electric power linemen and cable men
Electricians
Engineers
Furnace men, smelter-men and pourers
Heavy equipment mechanics
Industrial plant workers
Insulators
Iron workers
Laborers
Machine operators
Millwrights and mill workers
Painters
Pipefitters
Plasterers
Plumbers
Power plant workers
Roofers and slaters
Sheetmetal workers
Welders

JOB SITES WITH KNOWN ASBESTOS EXPOSURE

The following is a list of some of the Nebraska job sites where there is a potential use of asbestos products. If you or a family member worked at one of these places, you may be at a heightened risk of asbestos disease.

If you believe that you may have been exposed to asbestos at your own job, please contact a mesothelioma attorney for more information. There are many other job sites in Nebraska where asbestos was used.

Power Plants

Brownsillve Power Plant
Cooper Nuclear Station
Fort Calhoun Power Station
Omaha Powerhouse North
Central Nebraska Public Power
City Light Plant
Gas Pipe Line Company of America
General Electric
Hallan Nuclear Power Facility
Consumers Public Power District
Nebraska Public Power District

Military Bases

Military Air Base
Offutt Air Force Base

Chemical

Allied Chemical

Construction and Related Industries

American Smelting & Refining Company
Independent Metal Products Company]
Magnus Metal
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Appleoff Plumbing & Hearing
Construction Specialties Company
Insulation Industries, Inc.
Midwest Asbestos Company
Vaughn Insulation Company
Ideal Cement Company
Sierra Talc and Clay Company

Other Industries

Crete Mills
Great Western Cereal Company
Hendrickson Equipment Co.
Peter Kiewit sons, Co.
Quaker Oats Company
Union Pacific RR co.

MESOTHELIOMA IN NEBRASKA

Mesothelioma is a deadly cancer of the lining of the lungs and abdomen, which is caused by asbestos exposure. Like other asbestos diseases, mesothelioma has a long latency period. This means that a person usually develops mesothelioma after the initial exposure to asbestos – usually between 10 and 50 years later. Due to this latency period, the number of Nebraska mesothelioma deaths continues to rise.

According to the federal government, 98 Nebraska residents died of mesothelioma between 1999-2004. In comparison to other states, Nebraska ranks 36th in the number of mesothelioma deaths.

NEBRASKA MESOTHELIOMA LAWYER

If you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, and you believe you were exposed to asbestos in Nebraska, it is important that you contact a skilled attorney with experience in asbestos litigation. In addition, time is of the essence, because you have a limited amount of time to file a lawsuit.

We urge you to contact one of our mesothelioma lawyers for a free consultation. We can help you investigate the sources of your exposure, and determine what companies were responsible.