RHODE ISLAND MESOTHELIOMA LAWYER

Rhode Island is the smallest of the states and has no asbestos industries, but that does not mean that the state has not been touched by mesothelioma and other asbestos-related cancers. According to data from 1979-2000, almost 200 deaths in Rhode Island were attributed to mesothelioma and another 100 due to asbestosis. Galiher DeRobertis & Waxman has helped workers in Rhode Island recover for their injuries from mesothelioma.

Rhode Island residents were exposed to asbestos in many different ways. Because of its extensive coast line, the Navy developed a facility in Newport and commercial ship repair yards also sprung exposing workers to asbestos products used in the repair of ships. Power plants and other industrial facilities used asbestos insulating products on the high temperature steam lines and equipment in these facilities. In construction projects, asbestos was present as it was used in many applications from insulating materials to construction materials such as wall board joint compound to floor and roof tiles.

Hundreds of Rhode Island residents have died as a result of asbestos exposure over the past 40 years. Because asbestos-related cancers develop decades after exposure, asbestos-related deaths continue to be found among people in Rhode Island. 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 Rhode Island 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 Tapers
Electric Power Linemen & Cable Men
Electricians
Engineers
Firefighters
Foundry Workers
Grinding Machine Operators
Heavy Equipment Mechanics
HVAC Workers
Industrial Engineers
Industrial Plant Workers
Insulators
Iron Workers
Laborers
Machine Operators
Machinists
Mechanical Engineer
Merchant Marines
Metal Lathers
Painters
Pipefitters
Plasterers
Plumbers
Power Plant Workers
Railroad Workers
Roofers and Slaters
Sheet metal Workers
Shipyard Worker
Steamfitters
Textile Operators
Tile Setters
U.S. Navy Veterans
Welders

JOB SITES WITH KNOWN ASBESTOS EXPOSURE

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

PROVIDENCE

Gordon Besser & Company
Narragansett Electric Company
Brown Job
Modern Fabricating Corp
Narragansett Electric Company – South Street Plant
New Asphalt Plant
Newport Naval Base – Bldg #1928, East Providence
Northboro School, East Providence
Providence College – Boiler House
Weybosset Hill Office Bldg
A C and S, Inc.
Rhode Island School Of Nursing
Brand Insulation Co.
Cities Service Oil Co.
Leach Refractories, East Providence
Providence College
Rhode Island Covering Company, Inc.

PAWTUCKET

Sergeant & Wilbur
McHale Warehouse
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.
Pantex Pressing Machine Co.
Eastern Supply Co.
Marvin Corp.
Northeast Insulation

DAVISVILLE

Us Navy – C B Base
Naval Air Station

QUONSET POINT

Naval Air Station

NEWPORT

Naval Supply Depot
Newport Naval Station – Marine Barracks – Underground SteamlineS
Public Works Center Bldg 354 – Coddington Poin
U. S. Naval Training Center – Heating Plant Extension – Coasters Island
U. S. Naval Training Station – Permanent Subsistence Bldg
Underwater Ordinance Station – U. S. Naval Base – U. S. Naval Station

RUMFORD

Westford Training School
Brand Insulation Co.

SMITHFIELD

New England Container Co., Inc.

DARLINGTON

Northeast Insulation

RUMFORD

Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.

MESOTHELIOMA IN RHODE ISLAND

The high levels of asbestos used in Rhode Island’s industries are reflected in the health of Rhode Island workers. Hundreds of Rhode Island workers have died from asbestos related diseases over the past forty years. 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 long after the initial exposure to asbestos – usually between 10 and 50 years later. Due to this latency period, the number of Rhode Island mesothelioma deaths continues to rise even though asbestos is seldom used in Rhode Island today.

In 2009, the US Centers for Disease Control released data showing that Rhode Island had an age-adjusted death rate for mesothelioma of 12.4 deaths per million per year. Other statistics have reported from 1979-2001 there were over 150 mesothelioma cases in Rhode Island.

RHODE ISLAND MESOTHELIOMA LAWYER

Galiher DeRobertis & Waxman has worked on behalf of workers from Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island, 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.