MASSACHUSETTS MESOTHELIOMA LAWYERS

Massachusetts was settled in 1620 by the Pilgrims and is located in the New England area of the United States. It is bordered by the states of New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island. The eastern part of the state lies on the Atlantic Ocean.

Boston, Massachusetts, is located on Massachusetts Bay near the mouth of Charles River. The Boston Naval Shipyard in Boston is one of the oldest facilities that has been building and repairing ships for the United States Navy. The shipyard was in operation from 1801 until 1974. Throughout its 174 years in service, the shipyard built over 200 ships for the Navy and repaired thousands of other Naval ships. Shipyards were a major source of asbestos exposure. The Navy heavily used asbestos in building, and repairing ships during the 1900’s. Unfortunately, workers at the shipyard were heavily exposed to asbestos.

The state of Massachusetts also produces naturally-occurring asbestos deposits. At one time, the state had two commercial asbestos mines. The W.R. Grace & Company mine, located in North Cambridge, is particularly famous. This corporation was one of the major players in the asbestos industry whose management was well aware of hazards of asbestos, yet failed to warn or protect their employees from the dangers of asbestos.

Other industries that once flourished in Massachusetts also utilized asbestos products. Massachusetts was home to many factories and mills, especially in the river towns of Lawrence and Lowell. This has resulted in thousands of workers being exposed to asbestos products.

Hundreds of Massachusetts residents have died from mesothelioma or asbestosis over the past 40 years. Because asbestos-related cancers develop decades after exposure, asbestos-related deaths continue to be found among people in Massachusetts. Experts believe that the incidence of mesothelioma will continue to rise for many years before reaching its peak, followed by a gradual decline. Thousands of mesothelioma cases will continue to be diagnosed nationally for many years to come.

OCCUPATIONS AT RISK

Below is a list of occupations that put Massachusetts 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
Brick and Stone Masons
Carpenters
Chemical Plant Workers
Construction Workers
Crane and Hoist Men
Drill Press Operators
Drywall Workers & Tapers
Electric Power Linemen & Cable Men
Electricians
Engineers
Firefighters
Foundry Workers
Heavy Equipment Mechanics
HVAC Workers
Industrial Engineers
Industrial Plant Workers
Insulators
Iron Workers
Laborers
Longshoremen and Stevedores
Machine Operators
Machinists
Mechanical Engineer
Merchant Marines
Metal Lathers
Millwrights & Mill Workers
Paper Mill Workers
Painters
Pipefitters
Plasterers
Plumbers
Power Plant Workers
Railroad Workers
Roofers and Slaters
Sheet metal Workers
Shipyard Workers
Steamfitters
Textile Operators and Workers
Tile Setters
U.S. Navy Veterans
Welders

JOB SITES WITH KNOWN ASBESTOS EXPOSURE

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

Avon

Amherst College

Boston

A C and S, Inc.
Armstrong Cork Company
Barnstead Still & Stir Co.
Boston College
Boston Edison Company
Boston Gas Co
Boston Sand & Gravel Co.
Boston University
Braman, Dow & Company
Brandeis University
Brookline Police Station
Burlington Mall
Cambridge Electric Light Co
Charles P. Blouin, Inc.
Chelsea Naval Hospital
Coaters Inc.
Coleman Industrial Insulation
Exxon
Fairlawn Hospital
International Paper Co.
John L. Ray Oil Co.
Logan International Airport
Mantville Power Plant
Massachusetts Correct. Inst. For Women
Mirak Building
Negea Elecectric Power Plant
New England Insulation Co.
New England Power Co.
Noges Insulation Co.
Northeastern University
Norton Company
Otis Air Force Base
Perrini Corp.
Phoenix Urban Inc.
Pilgrim Power Station
Prudential Tower
Quartermaster Research & Engineering Center
Refractories & Building Specialties
Sisters of St Joseph
Squares Packing Co.
St. Josephs Hospital
State Street Office Building
Stone & Webster Engineering Corp.
Suffolk Downs
The Kendall Co.
Thermal Insulation Corp.
Thermodynamics Corporation
University of Massachusetts
Walter J. Ballou Co.
West End Development
Western Electric Company
Westinghouse Turbine
Worcester County Courthouse

Braintree

Fort Devens
Johnson Asbestos Company

Cambridge

Braintree Light Co
Canal Electric Co.
Charleston Naval Shipyard
General Motors Corp.
Harvard Medical School
Harwood Engineering Company, Inc.
Holyoke Valve & Hydrant Co.
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company
Lincoln Elementary School
Liquid Metals Inc.
Maine Yankee Fitting Stock
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Metro Insulation Co.
Monsanto Chemical Co.
Riley Stoker Corp.
Swift & Co.

Charlestown

Boston Navy Shipyard
Eastern Refractories
N. E. Industrial Center
N.E. Baptist Hospital
P. S. Thorsen Company

East Boston

Bethlehem Steel Co.

Fitchburg

Fitchbury Gas & Electric Co
Fore river Railroad Delivery
Fore River Shipyard
Hinman Corporation
John Hancock Building
White Fuel Co
Winch Park School

Framingham

General Motors Corp.
Roy O. Leonard

Lawrence

AT& T Co.
Oxford Paper Company

Lowell

JFK Federal Office Bldg.
Liquid Metals Inc
M DC Police Station
St. Mary’s Parish

Newton

National Research Corp.

Pittsfield

General Electric Co.

Quincy

Acton Products
Bethlehem Steel Co.
General Electric
North Billerica Company
Proctor & Gamble Mfg. Co.
Prudential Center
Quincy Fore River Shipyard
Randolph Manufacturing Co.

Springfield

Monsanto Co.

Worcester

Deer Island Power Plant & Pumping Station
Norton Co.
Notre Dame Academy
Samuel Cabot Corp
Stauffer Chemical Co.
Worcester Electric & Light
Worcester Gas Light Co.
Worcester Hospital & Medical Center
Worcester State Hospital
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Worcester Telegram Publishing Co
Worchester Mall
Wyman Gordon
Yankee Atomic Electric Co

MESOTHELIOMA IN MASSACHUSETTS

The high levels of asbestos used in Massachusetts industries have been reflected in the health of Massachusetts workers, hundreds of whom have died from asbestos-related diseases, including mesothelioma. Like other asbestos diseases, 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 Massachusetts mesothelioma deaths continues to rise even though asbestos is seldom used in Massachusetts today. The most significant risk of exposure today comes from the removal of asbestos containing products particularly when buildings are demolished.

In the 20 year period from 1980-2000, over 600 mesothelioma deaths were reported in Massachusetts.

MASSACHUSETTS MESOTHELIOMA LAWYER

Galiher DeRobertis & Waxman has worked on behalf of workers from Massachusetts to help them recover compensation for their mesothelioma caused by asbestos exposure. If you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, and you believe you were exposed to asbestos in Massachusetts, 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 suit.

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.