Tennessee Asbestos Exposure

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Two major industries in Tennessee that have been associated with occupational asbestos exposure are paper and pulp (specifically the Evergreen Company of Memphis, formerly known as International Paper) and the production of energy. The Tennessee Valley Authority operates hydroelectric, coal and gas, nuclear, combustion turbines and wind turbines power generation facilities; all of these have contained asbestos at some point in their existence.

Tennessee Cities where Asbestos Exposure Occurred

Provided below is a list of cities in the state of Tennessee where asbestos jobsites are known to have been located. If you worked at any of these companies and/or jobsites in Tennessee 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.

Industrial Exposure

According to Center for Health Statistics figures, as many as 3% of all occupationally related deaths in the U.S. are due to mesothelioma. A 2003 study of power plant workers in Puerto Rico showed 13% of chest x-rays as having “abnormalities” associated with asbestos disease. Additionally, the researchers noted that “...shortness of breath was commonly reported by examinees.
Those at greatest risk for developing asbestos disease are electricians, pipefitters, boilermakers and other repair and maintenance personnel. Asbestos was used for over fifty years an insulator against heat as well as electrical current. Electric wiring, panel partitions, and electrical cloth were all insulated with asbestos.
Families of these workers are also at risk; secondary exposure has resulted from asbestos fibers that come into the home in the hair and on the clothing of such workers, which were subsequently inhaled by unsuspecting family members. Workers and their families should seek medical attention at mesothelioma clinics.

Paper and Pulp

A 2002 research project in France studied 63,000 men from 13 different countries who had spent at least one year working in the pulp and paper industry between 1945 and 1996. 36% had been exposed to asbestos fibers during their working lives; fourteen of them had died from pleural cancer, or mesothelioma.
The remaining 47,000 had not been exposed to asbestos on the job. The rate of cancer among these workers was half that of those who had been exposed. Those who were negligently exposed should contact a mesothelioma lawyer.

Statistics

The majority of the Tennessee's 676 asbestos disease victims who died between 1980 and 2000 were from one of the state's four major metropolitan regions (Memphis, Nashville, Chattanooga or Knoxville). Deaths from mesothelioma outnumbered those from non-malignant disease by a two-to-one margin.

Other Tennessee 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.

Alcoa

  • Aluminum Company of America
  • North Plant
  • Smelting Div
  • West Plant

Bristol

  • Appalachian Hardwood Casket Company
  • Bristol Gas and Electric Company
  • Bristol Metal Prod
  • Bristol Regional Medical
  • Charles A. Schieren
  • Virginia Iron Coal and Coke Company

Calhoun

  • Bowater Inc
  • Bowater Paper Mill
  • Bowaters Carolina Corp
  • Bowaters Southern Paper Corporation
  • Calhoun Paper Mill

Charleston

  • Olin Chemical
  • Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation

Cleveland

  • Bendix Siding
  • Brown Stove Works
  • Chickamauga Producers Incorporated
  • Cleveland Tennessee Enamel Company
  • Dixie Foundry Company
  • Rossville Development Company
  • Union Consolidated Mining Company

Copperhill

  • B I T Manufacturing
  • Cities Service Company
  • Tennessee Copper Company

Counce

  • Packaging Corp of America
  • Tennessee River Pulp & Paper Company

Cumberland City

  • Cumberland Steam Plant
  • Cumberland Steam Plant
  • Tennessee Valley Authority

Elizabethton

  • American Glanzstoff Corporation
  • East Tennessee Undergarment Company
  • Great Lake Research Corporation
  • North American Pilot Building
  • North American Polyester
  • North American Rayon Corp
  • Tennessee Chair Company

Erwin

  • Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway
  • Davidson Chemical
  • Davison Chemical Div
  • Hoover Ball Bearing Company
  • Vestal Lumber Company

Etowah

  • Beaunit Fibers
  • Bonat Nylon Plant
  • Huber Chemical Company
  • Huber Company
  • J.M. Huber Corporation

Gallatin

  • Gallatin Steam Plant
  • Hoeganaes Corporation
  • Tennessee Valley Authority

Harriman

  • Burlington Hosiery Mill
  • Clinch River Corp
  • Harriman Company
  • Harriman Hosiery Plant
  • Harriman Paperboard Corporation
  • Kayser Roth Hosiery
  • Mead Paperboard Corp
  • Roane Hosiery Mill
  • Tennessee Forging

Johnsonville

  • Johnsonville Steam Plant
  • New Johnsonville Steam Plant
  • Tennessee Valley Authority

Kingston

  • Kingston Steam Plant
  • Tennessee Valley Authority

Lawrenceburg

  • Kraft Foods
  • Lawrenceburg High School
  • Murray Ohio Company Inc
  • Murray Ohio Manufacturing Company

Lebanon

  • Cedar City Mills
  • Inter State Ice and Coal Company
  • Lebanon Woolen Mills
  • Tennessee Woolen Mills
  • Trw Inc

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