Asbestos Exposure West Virginia

West Virginia Mesothelioma & Asbestos Lawyers

Asbestos Exposure in West Virginia

Anyone who worked in power plants or mining industries in West Virginia is at risk for mesothelioma and asbestos due to the unregulated amount of asbestos used in materials and equipment.

Asbestos-containing materials were used nearly anywhere that fire, electrical or chemical hazards existed. Laboratory countertops, electrical machinery in insulation, and even protective clothing contained asbestos prior to the early 1980s. This is especially an issue in West Virginia’s coal mines and energy power plants.

Statistics for Mesothelioma Cases in West Virginia

West Virginia ranks 26th in the US for asbestos-related deaths. There have been 530 deaths from mesothelioma and asbestos lung cancer between 1999 – 2013.

Filing an Asbestos Claim if You Live in West Virginia

You do not have to file your claim in the state in which you live.

It’s far more important to contact an attorney with a strong history of experience specifically in asbestos cases, than it is to select one who happens to be in your area of West Virginia. The most successful attorneys in your area may have never handled an asbestos case.

SWMW attorneys dedicate the overwhelming majority of their time and effort prosecuting mesothelioma claims, so we know which states and jurisdictions are going to provide the best outcome for your case and can get your case settled faster.

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Jobsites in West Virginia With Known Asbestos Usage & Exposure

Provided below is a list of cities in the state of West Virginia where asbestos jobsites are known to have been located. If you worked for any of these companies or at these jobsites in West Virginia there is a possibility that you may have been exposed to harmful asbestos which is known to cause mesothelioma and lung cancer.

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Albright

Albright Power Station
Monongahela Power Company
Potomac Edison

Alloy

Electro Metallurgical Company
Elkem Metals
Union Carbide
West Virginia Hydro Electric Company

Apple Grove

Apple Grove Pulp Company
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Point Pleasant Plant
Shell Chemical Company

Beckley

Beckley Armory
Beckley National Bank
Pinecrest Hospital
United Mine Workers Hospital
A. Hospital
Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Beech Bottom

American Gas and Electric Company
Beech Bottom Power Company, Inc.
Ohio Power Company
Wheeling Pittsburg Steel

Belle

Belle Alkali Company
Belle Works
Diamond Shamrock
I.Dupont Denemours
Sharples Solvents Corporation
Union Boiler

Benwood

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Benwood Iron Works
Boston & Ohio Railroad
Wheeling Coke Ovens
Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel
Wheeling Steel and Iron Company
Wheeling Steel Corporation

Bluefield

Bluefield Ice & Coal Company
Bluefield Water Works
Bluestone Tract’N Company
Coppinger Machinery
East River Electric Company
Norfolk and Western Railway Company

Buckhannon

Buckhannon Light and Water Company
Corhart Cement Company
Corhart Refractories Company
F. Pritchard & Company
Moore’s Business Forms

Cabin Creek

Aep Cabin Creek Power Station
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Appalachian Power and Light. Company
Cabin Creek Power Plant
Hope Natural Gas Company
Pure Oil Company

Chester

American Tin Plate Company
Celotex Corporation
Chester Rolling Mill Company
Chester Works
Koppers Company, Inc.
Taylor Smith & Taylor

Cresap

Appalachian Electric Power Company
Appalachian Power Company Mit
Captina Operating Company
Consolidation Coal Company
Cresap Powerhouse
Kammer Plant
Mitchell Powerhouse
Ohio Power Company

Dunbar

Acands, Inc.
Ap Green Refractories of Ohio
Armstrong Cork Company
Dunbar Glass
Dunbar Tire and Rubber Company
Port Amherst
Union Carbide Chemical Company

Elkins

Allegheny Veener Plant
Barnard & Wetzek Block Company
C & P Telephone Company
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company – New Dial
Building
Elkins Hospital

Follansbee

American Tar Products Company
Follansbee Brothers Company
Kippers Products Company
Koppers Company, Inc.
La Belle Iron Works
Steubenville Plant
Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel
Wheeling Steel Corporation

Gary

Alpheus Preparation Plant
Iron Gary Mdowell Company
Olga Coal Company
P. Gary Station
U S Steel Corp
United States Coal and Coke Company
United States Steel Mining Company
Welch, Mcdowell Company

Glasgow

Appalachian Electric Power Company
Appalachian Electric Power Company – Kanawha River Plant
Appalachian Power Company
Appalachian Power Company
Glasgow Powerhouse
Kanawha River Plant

Graham Station

American Gas and Electric
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Ohio Power Company
Ohio Power Company Appalachian Power
Phillip Sporn Plant

Grant Town

Assoc. Goal
Eastern Gas & Fuel Association
Federal Coal and Coke Company
Seneca Coal Corporation

Hinton

Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company
Hinton Sanitary Board
Hinton Water Light and Supply Company
Sanitary Board
Wv Water Company

Institute

F. Goodrich
Carbide and Carbon Chemical Corp
Dupont
I. Dupont De Nemours & Company
Goodrich Gulf Chemicals Inc
Institute West Virginia Plant
Monsanto Chemical Company
Union Carbide & Carbon Chemical Corporation

Kenova

Aristech
Ashland Oil
Consolidated Light, Heat and Power Company
Jefferey De Whitt Escalator Plant
Jeffery Dewitt Insulator Company
Novamount
Ohio Transmission & Pump
Ohio Valley Electric Railway Company

Long Reach

Linde Air Products Company
Salt Mine
Union Carbide

Maidsville

Allegheny Energy Supply Company
Fort Martin Power Station
Monongahela Power Company
Valley Camp Coal Company
West Penn Power Company

Martinsburg

Capital Cement Company
Continental Clay Products Company
Corning Glass Works
Interwoven Mills Inc
Martin Marietta Cement Company
Martinsburg Gas Company
Standard Lime & Cement Company
Western Electric Company, Inc.
Wheeling Pittsburg Steel

Mount Storm

Mount Storm Power Company
Mount Storm Station
Storm Powerhouse
Stone & Webster Engineering Corp
Virginia Electric & Power Company
Virginia Electric & Power Company
Virginia Power & Light

Natrium

Columbia Southern Chemical
Linde Air Products Company
Moray Chemical Corporation
Natrium Plant
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company

Newell

Ergon – West Virginia
Koppers Company, Inc.
Ohio Brass Company
Quaker State Corporation

Point Pleasant

Marietta Manufacturing Company
Pantasote Company
Point Pleasant Armory
Wv Malleable Iron

Ravenswood

Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation
Ravenswood Aluminum

Rivesville

Allegheny Energy
Monongahela Power and Railway Company
Monongahela West Penn Public Service Company
Mountaineer Coal Company
Rivesville Generating Station/ Monongahela Power
Rivesville Power Plant

Saint Marys

American Cyanamid
Mobay Chemical
Monongahela Power Company
Quaker State Corporation
Quaker State Oil Refining Company

Scary

Appalachian Power Company
John Amos Power House
Ohio Power Company

Sistersville

Sistersville Tank Works, Inc.
Ucc
Union Carbide Corp
Wetzel Tyler Street Railway Company

Vienna

Keene Corp
National Bottle
Owens Illinois Glass
Universal Glass

Washington

Carborundum Metals Company
I. Du Pont De Nemours
Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics Corporation
Washington Works

Weirton

Continental Can
Koppers Company, Inc.
National Steel
Phillips Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Strip Steel Department
Weir Cove Moving & Storage Company
Weirton General Hospital
Weirton National Steel
Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel

Wellsburg

Banner Fibreboard Company
George Sherrard Paper Manufacturing Company
Hudson Paper Company
International Paper and Power Company
West Penn Power Company

Weston

Colonial Glass
Louis Glass Company
Sun Lumber Company
W Va Hospital For Insane
West Virginia Glass
West Virginia Hospital For The Insane
Weston State Hospital

Willow Island

Allegheny Power Service Corporation
American Cyanimide Company
Calco Chemical Company
Cytec Industries Incorporated
Monongahela Power Company
Pleasants Powerhouse
Willow Island Powerhouse

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