Ohio Asbestos Exposure

Ohio jobsites at which asbestos has been identified as a major health hazard includes power generation plants (Cardinal, Galiopolis, Marin City, Redding), oil refineries (BP Amoco, Shell Oil, Sunoco) and one shipyard (American Shipbuilding). Several studies confirm the data that has long indicated that industrial victims of asbestos diseases are most often those who were employed in one of these industries at some point in their working lives.

Ohio Cities where Asbestos Exposure Occurred

Provided below is a list of cities in the state of Ohio where asbestos jobsites are known to have been located. If you worked at any of these companies and/or jobsites in Ohio there is a possibility that you may have been exposed to harmful asbestos which is known to cause mesothelioma. Click on any link to view a complete list of jobsites in that city.

Cabrera-Santiago

In 2003, doctors in Puerto Rico examined the chest x-rays of several hundred power plant workers that included electricians, pipefitters, boilermakers and other repair and maintenance personnel. Thirteen percent of these x-rays showed “abnormalities” that were indicate asbestos disease.

Krstev

This study, carried out at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, followed 4700 former employees of the nearby U.S. Coast Guard shipbuilding and maintenance facility who had worked there between 1950 and 1963. Researchers found these workers to have a “significantly higher” risk of contracting an asbestos disease. Those who develop asbestos disease after negligent exposure should contact a mesothelioma lawyer.

Sorahan

A British medical study followed 43,000 current and former oil company employees over the course of several years. Results showed distribution workers were safe, but those who worked at the actual refineries suffered elevated rates of mesothelioma.

Asbestos Sites In Ohio

Asbestos is always used in settings at which heat, fire or chemicals pose hazards. Steel mills a typical example; pourers and casters, operators, tenders, furnace operators and inspectors, machine setters, millwrights and welders have all been exposed to asbestos fibers to some degree.
Construction and building maintenance workers are also at risk. Two Ohio hospitals in addition to the University of Cincinnati have been identified as having asbestos issues, where it has been used for pipe or wall insulation, flooring and mastic, acoustic ceiling tiles as well as "popcorn" ceilings. Those who have worked with such material should seek medical attention at mesothelioma clinics.

Statistics

Between 1980 and 2000, there were 1,624 fatalities in the state of Ohio that were attributable to asbestos disease. 66% of these were due to mesothelioma, which is much rarer than asbestosis, but has a very poor prognosis.

Other Ohio Jobsites Where Asbestos Exposure Occurred

If someone you know has ever worked at one of the Jobsites listed below, they may have been exposed to high levels of asbestos. Asbestos exposure at any one of these Jobsites could put them at risk for developing one of the following asbestos related diseases: malignant mesothelioma (a terminal cancer), asbestos related lung cancer, asbestosis or pleural mesothelioma.

Aberdeen

Dayton Power and Light Company
J M Stuart Station
Jm Stuart Electric Gen Station
Oberle Jordre Company
Stuart Generating Station

Addyston

Bayer Corp Gerald W. Leas
Bayer Corp Port Plastics
Ineos
Monsanto Chemical Company
Port Plastics Plant
U S Cast Iron Pipe and Laundry Company

Ashtabula Harbor

Ashtabula Water Supply Company
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company
Pittsburg and Conneaut Dock Company
Pollock - Becker Company
Thomas Jefferson ElementarySchool

Athens

Athens State Hospital
Baltimore & Ohio Team Track
City Hall
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric
Martin Builders
Ohio State University
Ohio University
Service Products, Inc.
Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation

Avon

Avon Beach Station
Bolling Oven
Cleveland Aircraft
Cleveland Electric Illuminating
G.E.
H.K. Ferguson
Van Sickle Ind.

Bellaire

Bellaire Gas and Electric Company
Bellaire Light and Power Company
Bellaire Nail Works
Bellaire Steel Company
Carnegie Steel Company
National Steel Works
Semet-Solvay Company
W.S. Carroll

Bellefontaine

C.C.C. and St. L.Railway Company
Cleveland, Cincinnati Chicago and St. Louis Railway
Conrail
New York Central System
Ohio Water Works Department

Belpre

Ashland Oil
Carbon Black
Chevron Asphalt Company
Marrietta Plant Project 7
Shell Chemical Company
Shell Oil Company
Union Carbide Bakelite

Berea

Alloy Engineering
Alloy Industry
Cleveland Alloy
Foseco Inc
German Methodist Asphan Asylum
Goodyear Tire
Industrial Power Piping
Poro Incorporated

Beverly

American Electric Powerhouse
Beverly Powerhouse
Dow Chemical
Interlake Iron Corporation
Muskingum Power Station
Mustingum River Power Plant
Ohio Power Company

Bluffton

Bluffton College
Central Ohio Light & Power
Ohio Power Company

Bowling Green

Acands, Inc.
Bowling Green Light and Power Company
Bowling Green State University
Chrysler
H.J. Heinz Company
Lake Erie Bowling Green and Napoleon Railway Company
Pearl Oil Company

Brecksville

B.F. Goodrich Research Lab
Broadview Heights Hospital
Goodrich Research Center
Veterans Administration Hospital

Bridgeport

Aetna Iron and Steel Company
Aetna Stand Iron and Steel Company
Aetna Standard Ins Company
Aetna Standard Ir. Corporation
America Sheet Steel Company
Standard Iron Company

Brookpark

Alcoa
Castalloy
Chevrolet Motor Plant
Ford Foundry
Ford Motor Brookpark
Ford Motor Company
Foseco Corporation
Goodyear Tire

Bryan

Becker, Barnes & Becker Rendering Company
Bryan Light Dept
Bryan Municipal Light & Power
Hootman Aluminum Foundry
Pet Milk Company
Raymond P. Life Company
Van Camp Packing Company

Bucyrus

American Clay Machinery Company
Bucyrus Electric Light Company
Bucyrus Gas and Electric Company
Carroll Foundry and Machine Works
G.E.
Hadfield Penfield Steel Company
Lutz Concrete Company
Timken Roller Bearing Company

Campbell

Jones & Laughlin Steel Company
Ltv Campbell Plant
Ltv Sheet and Tube
Republic Steel
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company

Canal Dover

American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Dover Forge and Iron Company
Hardesty Milling Company
Penn Iron and Coal Company
Reeves Coal Company
Reeves Iron Company

Carthage

Chatfield Manufacturing Company
Elforose Sugar Company
Hess Spring and Axle Company
J. B. Campbell Manufacturing Company
Longview Hospital
Lunkenheimer Valve Company
Union Distilling Company

Celina

Celina Stearic Acid Company
Decatur Ind. Inc.
Mersman Brothers Brandts Company
Municipal Power Plant
Somers Corporation

Cleves

Cincinnati Refinery
Gulf Oil Corporation
Gulf Refining Company

Clyde

Clyde Porcelain Steel Corporation
Municipal Electric Light and Water Works
Steel Buildings Company
Whirlpool Corporation
Whirlpool Seeger Corp

Colesville

Aultman Health Foundation
Canton Bearing Plant
Canton Drop Forge
Marathon Ashland Petroleum
Republic Technologies
Superior Dairy, Incorporated
The Timken Company

Conesville

American Electric Power Company
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Company
Columbus Southern Power
Conesville Power Plant
Conesville Power Plant
Electric General
Ohio Power

Crestline

P. Railroad Western Lines
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company

Cuyahoga Falls

Akron Cuyahoga Falls R. I. Company
Akron, Bedford and Cleveland Railway Company
Camp and Thompson
Falls Rubber Company
H&M Metal
Lawson Dairy Company
Lawson Milk Company
Marathon Tire and Rubber Company
Northern Ohio Tract Company

Delaware

Climax Tire and Rubber Company
Delaware and Magnetic Spgs. Railway Company
Glass-Edsell Paper Company
Ohio Wesleyan University
Rainbow Tire and Rubber Company
Randall and Edsell
Southern Ohio Electric

Dilles Bottom

Dilles Bottom Station
Ohio Edison Company
Ohio River Power, Inc.
Toledo Edison Company

East Cleveland

Cleveland Automobile Company
General Electric Company
Glenn L. Martin Company
Huron Road Hospital

East Liverpool

B and W Company
Beaver County Light Company
East Liverpool Traction and Light Company
Mason Color & Chemical
Milligan Hardware
Tri State Railway and Electric Company
United Power Company
Webb Corp

Eastlake

Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company
Eastlake Station
Longfellow School
Myott Industries
Penn - Virginia Material
Sawyer Research Products, Inc.
Sawyers Research Prod
Skrl Die Casting Inc.

Fairborn

Composite Medi‐Facility
Divn- U S Steel Corp
Murphy's Roofing
Southwestern Portl Cement Company
U.S. Steel
Universal Atlas Cement
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Fairfield

Air Service Command
Butler County Vocational School
Fairfield Air Depot Patterson Field
Fairfield South Elementary School
United States War Department

Fairport Harbor

Carnegie Steel Company
Diamond Alkali Company
Diamond Shamrock Chemical
Hill Hardware
Light and Power Plant
Penna and Lake Erie Dock Company

Galion

Galion Community Hospital
Galion Lumber Company
Glidhill Machinery
Ny Central Rail Road Company
Ohio Central Traction

Gallipolis

Akzo Chemical
Gallipolis State Hospital
John Gavin Power Plant
Kyger Creek Power Plant
Ohio Asylum For Epileptics
Ohio State Hospital For Epileptics
Ohio Valley Electric Corp
Phillip Sporn
Porter Drywall

Geneva

American Fork and Hoe Company
Ashtabula "C" Plant
Firstenergy Corporation
Geneva Metal Wheel Company
Geneve Memorial Hospital
Memorial Hospital of Geneva
Millenium Chemical Plant
Scm Chemicals Plant North 2
True Temper Corp

Gibsonburg

Charles Pfizer & Company Inc
Gibsonburg Lime Products Company
Gibsonbury Lime
National Mortar and Supply Company

Girard

A M Byers and Company
Benada Aluminum
Easco Aluminum
Girard Iron Company
Ohio Leather Company

Grafton

Larsen Foundry
Larson Castings
Larson Foundry
Larson Steel

Granville

Dennison University
Dupont
Granville Technical Center
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation
Technical Center
Technical Research Center

Greenville

Basf Corporation
Corning Glass Works
Greenville Electric Light and Power Company
Swift & Company

Hannibal

Consolidated Aluminum Corporation
Irnet
Mobay Chemical
Olin Aluminum
Olin Mathieson Chemical
Ormet Aluminum Plant
Ormet Corporation
Orpet Corp

Haverhill

Aristech Chemical
Dow Chemical
Dupont
Fluor Incorporated
Sunoco, Incorporated

Heath

Kaiser Aluminum
Licking County Hosp.
Licking Memorial Hospital
Pure Die Company
Pure Oil Company
Standard Register Company

Hebron

Columbus, Buckeye, Lake and Newark Traction Company
Indiana Columbus and Eastern Traction Company
Ohio Electric Railway Company
Tucker Anthony and Company

Hooven

Gulf Oil Refinery

Hudson

City of Cleveland Boys Farm
Earthmoving Div.
Euclid Division
General Motors
Terex

Huron

Acands, Inc.
Cleveland Stevedore Company
E. I. Dupont De Nemours & Company
Eastern States Farmers
Huron Lime Company
Plymer Plant, Glidden Company
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad Company

Independence

Ap Green Refractories Company
Ap Green Services Div Bi
L. Pitschmann
Republic Aluminum
Republic Steel