Arizona Mesothelioma Lawyers

Arizona is well-known as a desert state, and the home of many Native American tribes, such as the Navajo, the Hopi, the Apache, the Yavapai and others. What is less known is that 27% of Arizona is forest, primarily the Ponderosa Pine Forests of the Colorado Plateau in the north central portion of the state. Arizona is also known for some remarkable geographic wonders, such as the Grand Canyon, which is considered one of the seven natural wonders of the world. In fact, the Grand Canyon National Park was one of the first national parks in the United States, created by President Theodore Roosevelt. Also, Arizona has perhaps the most well-preserved meteorite impact site in the world, the Barringer Meteorite Crater in the Colorado Plateau, which is nearly one mile wide and 570 feet deep. As an indication of Arizona’s diverse climate, Arizona’s Phoenix metropolitan area has the most days over 100º F, and the Flagstaff metropolitan area, which has nearly the most days below freezing in the lower 48 contiguous states.

Arizona is the sixth largest state in the union by geographic area. With over 6.5 million residents, Arizona is the largest populated of all the land lock states. Being landlocked, there was no maritime industry, but asbestos was used in many Arizona industries, including mining, power plants and construction.

OCCUPATIONS AT RISK

Below is a list of occupations that put Arizona 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:

Aircraft mechanics & Repairmen
Automobile mechanics
Boilermakers
Chemical Plant Workers
Construction Workers
Electricians
Foundry Workers
Industrial Plant Workers
Insulators
Miners
Pipefitters
Plasterers
Power Plant Workers
Railroad Workers
Sheetmetal Workers
Smelting Plant Workers
U.S. Navy Veterans

JOB SITES WITH KNOWN ASBESTOS EXPOSURES

The following is a list of some of the Arizona job sites where there is documented 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 Arizona where asbestos was used.

Mining and Smelting Operations

American Smelting & Refining Co.
Anaconda Copper Mining Co., Miami, AZ
Arizona Copper Co., Morenci
Arizona Smelting Co., Val Verde
Calumet and Arizona Mining Co, Douglas
Christmas Mines
Copper Queen Consolidated Mining Co., Bisbee
Gibson Copper Co, Globe
Kennecott Copper Corporation, Hayden
Magma Copper, San Manuel
Old Dominion Copper Mining and Smelting Co.
Phelps Dodge Corp.
San Manuel Copper Corp.

Power Plants

Arizona Light and Power Co., Phoenix
Central Arizona Light and Power Co., Phoenix
Central Arizona Light and Power Co., McNary
Flagstaff Electric Light Co., Flagstaff
Flint Creek Power Plant, Benton County
Globe Light and Power Co., Globe
Grand Canyon Electric Light and Power Co., Williams
Pacific Gas and Electric Co., Phoenix
Prescott Electric Co., Prescott
Tucson Electric Power Co., Tucson
Tucson Gas and Electric Co., Phoenix

Railroad

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, Grand Canyon
C.Y.R. and P. Railroad, Tucson
El Paso and S W RR Co, Morenci
Phoenix Railway Co., Phoenix

Other Industries

MM Sundt Construction Co.
Arizona Safety Shoe & Equipment Co., Phoenix
Sentinel Safety Supply Inc., Phoenix
The Anaconda Company

MESOTHELIOMA IN ARIZONA

The high levels of asbestos used in Arizona industries have taken their toll on the health of Arizona workers, who in some counties have some of the highest rates of mesothelioma in the country. Mesothelioma is a deadly cancer of the lining of the lungs and abdomen, which is caused by asbestos exposure.

Like other asbestos disease, mesothelioma has a long latency period. This means that a person usually develops mesothelioma long after the initial exposure to asbestos, usually between 10 and 50 years later. Due to this latency period, the number of Arizona mesothelioma deaths continues to rise even though asbestos is seldom used in Arizona today.

According to the Environmental Working Group, Arizona had the 28th highest rate of asbestos disease in the country as of 2002. These deaths were highly concentrated in the counties of Maricopa and Pima. Between 1979 to 2001, at least 672 people from Arizona died of mesothelioma or asbestosis.

ARIZONA MESOTHELIOMA LAWYER

As a result, workers in all these industries were exposed to significant amounts of asbestos dust until the mid to late 1970s and sometimes into the 1980s. If you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma and you believe you were exposed to asbestos in Arizona, please contact one of our mesothelioma lawyers. We can help you investigate the source of your exposure, and determine what companies were responsible.