MISSISSIPPI MESOTHELIOMA LAWYERS

Mississippi is the thirty-second largest state geographically and is ranked thirty-first in terms of population. Due to its geographical proximity, Mississippi is host to various industries that resulted in asbestos exposure to workers. The principal sources of asbestos exposure in Mississippi are found in the shipyards, construction industry, and paper mills.

Due to its coastline, Mississippi has various shipyards and ship repair facilities in cities such as Pascagoula. Until the 1980s, commercial and Navy vessels contained literal tons of asbestos materials, including insulation, fireproofing, gaskets and packing. As a result, shipyard workers and ships’ crews were heavily exposed to asbestos during shipbuilding and repair.

Asbestos was also used as a raw material in various products manufactured and used in Mississippi. For example, automotive parts such as brakes, clutches, and gaskets were often made of asbestos. Raw asbestos fiber was also used as a paper strengthening ingredient in the 1960s and 70s.

OCCUPATIONS AT RISK

Below is a list of occupations that put Mississippi 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
Carpenters
Construction workers
Drywall tapers
Electric power linemen and cable men
Electricians
Engineers
Furnace men, smelter-men and pourers
Grinding machine operators
Heavy equipment mechanics
Industrial plant workers
Insulators
Laborers
Longshoremen and stevedores
Machine operators
Millwrights and mill workers
Oil refiners
Painters
Pipefitters
Plasterers
Plumbers
Roofers and slaters
Sheetmetal workers
Shipyard workers
Steamfitters
U.S. Navy veterans
Welders

JOB SITES WITH KNOWN ASBESTOS EXPOSURE

The following is a list of some of the Mississippi 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 Mississippi where asbestos was used.

Shipyards

Ingalls Shipyard
Pascagoula Naval Station

Shipbuilders

Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation
National Steel and Shipbuilding
Northrup Grumman

Paper Mills

Georgia Pacific Pulp and Paper
International Paper Company
Port Hudson Paper Mill
St. Regis Paper Company

Construction

Magnolia Welding Supply Company
U.S. Gypsum
Flintkote
Georgia Pacific Corporation
Magnolia Welding & Supply Co.
Masonite Corporation

Oil Refineries

Chevron Oil
Standard Oil Refinery
Sun Oil Company Plant
Tennessee Gas Transmission

Power Plants

Betchtel Power
Henderson Power Plan
Mississippi Power & Light Company
New Power Plant
Potasium Nitrate Plant

Other Industries

Coastal Chemical
Corning Glass
Hercules Chemical Company
Hess Oil and Chemical
First Checmical Corporation
Georgia-Pacific Corporation
Mid-South Insulation Company
Mississippi Chemical Corporation

MESOTHELIOMA IN MISSISSIPPI

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 Mississippi mesothelioma deaths continues to rise.

According to the federal government, 100 Mississippi residents died of mesothelioma between 1999-1004. In comparison to other states, Mississippi ranks 34th in the number of mesothelioma deaths.

MISSISSIPPI MESOTHELIOMA LAWYER

If you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, and you believe you were exposed to asbestos in Mississippi, 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.