According to the Environmental Working Group (EWG), 10,000 Americans die each year as a result of asbestos-related injury or disease – that’s 30 deaths each day. Asbestos-related diseases can take up to 50 years to develop, meaning that the illnesses patients are suffering from now could be the result of asbestos exposure from any time in the 1950s to 1970s, when asbestos use was rampant. In 1989, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) banned all new uses of asbestos; however risk of asbestos exposure is still a concern today among workers in industrial areas like Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Consulting an asbestos lawyer is the first step if you believe you have been exposed to asbestos at a worksite.
Asbestos Exposure in the Workplace
Exposure to asbestos at worksites is still common among many trades – including car mechanics, construction workers, and other trades. Pennsylvania ranks in the top five in the nation for the states with the greatest number of asbestosis and mesothelioma cases. The highest rates of asbestos-related disease nationwide were in Los Angeles, California; Cook County, Illinois; Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; King County, Washington; and Harris County, Texas.
Asbestos-related lawsuits began appearing in the 1930s. Despite manufacturers having evidence of the dangers of asbestos exposure before the 1930s, they engaged in deception and cover-ups to protect themselves financially, disregarding the negative impact their choices had on the lives of workers and consumers. Asbestos can still be found in many materials to this day and workers continue to be exposed to this lethal carcinogen.
If you have been exposed to asbestos for a prolonged period of time or have been diagnosed with mesothelioma or another asbestos-related illness, we at Shein Law encourage you to contact our Pennsylvania or New Jersey offices online or call 1-877-SHEINLAW (743-4652) to speak with an asbestos lawyer today.
List of Worksites at Risk for Asbestos Exposure
The New Jersey and Philadelphia asbestos lawyers at Shein Law have successfully represented workers and their families who have developed mesothelioma and other asbestos diseases from many worksites, some of which are listed below. If you do not see a worksite where you worked or would like more information, please contact us.
Pennsylvania
A | B | C-G | K-N | P | Q-R | S | T-V | W-Z
A-D | F-H | I-N | O-Q | R-S | T-Z
Pennsylvania Worksites
A
Allenwood Steel
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
Allied Chemical Company
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Amstar Sugar Refinery (Domino Sugar)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Montgomery, Delaware, Bucks and Chester Counties
Atlantic Richfield Co. (ARCO)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
B
Baldwin Locomotive (Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton)
Eddystone, Pennsylvania
Bethlehem Steel Corp.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Boeing Vertol
Lester, Pennsylvania
BP Oil Refinery
Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania
Budd Company
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
C – G
Certain-Teed Corporation
Ambler, Pennsylvania
Cramps Shipyard
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Frankford Arsenal
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
General Electric
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Gulf Oil Refinery
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
K-N
Keebler Biscuit Company
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lukens Steel
Coatesville, Pennsylvania
Mathis Shipyard
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
National Sugar Refinery (Jack Frost Sugar)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
P
Piasecki Helicopter
Morton, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Power and Light
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Electric Company (PECO)
Philadelphia, Montgomery, Delaware, Bucks and Chester Counties
Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW)
Philadelphia, Montgomery, Delaware, Bucks and Chester Counties
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia School District
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Publicker Industries
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Q – R
Quakertown Electric Company
Quakertown, Pennsylvania
Reading Industries
Reading, Pennsylvania
Reading Railroad
Reading, Pennsylvania
S
Sandler & Fuhrman
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Scott Paper Company
Lester, Pennsylvania
Sinclair Oil Refinery
Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania
Sun Oil Company
Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania
Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock
Chester, Pennsylvania
T – V
Treadyffrin-Easttown School District
Berwyn, Pennsylvania
United States Navy Depot
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States Steel (USX)
Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania
W – Z
Weatherly Foundry
Hazelton, Pennsylvania
Western Electric Company
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Westinghouse Corporation
Lester, Pennsylvania
Wheaton Glass
Millville, New Jersey
New Jersey Worksites
A – D
Amspec/Harshaw Chemical
Gloucester, New Jersey
Atlantic Electric Company
Southern New Jersey
Bethlehem Steel Shipyard
Hoboken, New Jersey
Campbell‘s Soup Co.
Camden, New Jersey
DuPont
Gibbstown, New Jersey
F – H
Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock
Kearney, New Jersey
Flexitallic Gasket Company
Camden, New Jersey
Flintkote Company
Camden, New Jersey
GAF/Ruberoid Corp.
Gloucester, New Jersey
Garlock, Inc.
Camden, New Jersey
Hercules Powder
Gibbstown, New Jersey
I – N
Mobil Oil Refinery
Paulsboro, New Jersey
New York Shipbuilding & Drydock
Camden, New Jersey
O – Q
Owens Corning Corp.
Berlin and Barrington, New Jersey
Owens Illinois Glass Co.
Berlin, New Jersey
Public Service Electric & Gas
Southern New Jersey
R – S
RCA
Camden, New Jersey
RTC Shipbuilding
Camden, New Jersey
Salem Nuclear Power Plant
Salem, New Jersey
T – Z
Texaco/Star Oil Refinery
Westville, New Jersey
United States Gasket Company
Camden, New Jersey
Delaware Worksites
A – C
Air Products
Delaware City, Delaware
Air Reduction
Delaware City, Delaware
Avisun (part of Sun Oil)
New Castle, Delaware
D
Delaware Power and Light (DPL)
Delaware City, Delaware and other locations
DuPont
Edgemoor and Glasgow, Delaware
DuPont Experimental Station
Wilmington, Delaware
DuPont Chestnut Run
Wilmington, Delaware
DuPont Hotel
Wilmington, Delaware
DuPont Nemours Building
Wilmington, Delaware
DuPont Brandywine Building (10th Street)
Wilmington, Delaware
DuPont – D Shops (Maryland Avenue)
Wilmington, Delaware
DuPont Louviers office building
Newark, Delaware
E – H
Getty Tidewater Refinery
Delaware City, Delaware
Haveg Industries
Marshallton, Delaware
Ford Motor Company
Multiple locations in Delaware
I – Z
Phoenix Steel
Claymont, Delaware