MISSOURI MESOTHELIOMA LAWYERS

Missouri is the twenty-first largest state geographically and is ranked eighteenth in terms of population. A principal source of asbestos exposure in Missouri is found in the motor vehicle assembly industry. Asbestos was used as a raw material in automotive components, such as brakes, clutches, and gaskets.

Another potential source is the power plant industry. Asbestos was used to retain heat. It is found in insulation materials as well as heavy equipment such as boilers.

The construction industry is another potential source of asbestos exposure. Asbestos was a common ingredient in many construction materials, including cement, plaster, joint compound, siding, tiles, and paint. Asbestos was also used in home insulation materials

OCCUPATIONS AT RISK

Below is a list of occupations that put Missouri 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:

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
Painters
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 Missouri 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 Missouri where asbestos was used.

Motor Vehicle Assembly

American Car and Foundry
Bendix Manufacturing Company
Chrysler Corporation
Ford Motor Company
General Motors
Mercury Division Ford Motor Co.

Power Plants

American Oil Refinery
Bechtel Power
Clinton Generating Plant
Emerson Electric
Fulton Powerhouse
Hawthorne Power Plant
Independence Power Station
Kansas City Power and Light
Unioin Electric
Westinghouse Electric

Chemicals

Hercules Chemical Company
Mallinckrodt Chemical Works
Mobay Chemical
Monsato Chemical Company
Thurston Chemical
Union Carbide Corporation

Construction

Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Company
Midwest Piping & Supply
Missouri Portland Cement Company
National Lead Company
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation
Ratican Insulation Company
Standard Asbestos Manufacturing & Insulating Company
Tretolite Company
W.R. Grace & Company

Paper

James River Paper Company

Mines

Meramec Mining Company
St. Joseph Lead Mine
St. Joseph Lead and Oil Works

Shipyards and Shipbuilding

St. Louis Shipbuilding & Steel
St. Louis Shipyard

Other Industry

Anheuser Busch
A.P. Green Refractories Company
Boeing Company
Eagle Picher
Marquette Cement Manufacturing Co.
McCabe Powers Body Company
McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Company
Nooter Boilermaker Corporation
Orscheln Farm & Home Supply Inc.
Procter & Gamble
R.A. Nieberding
Ralston Purina Co.
Scott Air Force Base
Scullin Steel Co.
Standard Oil
St. Louis Lead & Oil Works
St. Louis San Francisco Railway
Trans World Airlines
Universal Atlas Cement
Whiteman Air Force Base
Zero Mfg. Co.

MESOTHELIOMA IN MISSOURI

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 Missouri mesothelioma deaths continues to rise.

According to the federal government, 278 Missouri residents died of mesothelioma between 1999-2004. In comparison to other states, Missouri ranks 18th in the number of mesothelioma deaths.

MISSOURI MESOTHELIOMA LAWYER

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