Asbestos Exposure in Wyoming

Wyoming is known for its abundant level of petroleum, making it a hotspot for oil refineries and power plants. Oil refineries were known to use large quantities of asbestos-insulated equipment. Asbestos was commonly used as a thermal insulator and fire retardant for the high temperature areas in pipelines, tanks and boilers.

While Wyoming ranks lower in national asbestos and mesothelioma risk, its still poses occupational risks to those who worked in oil refineries.

Statistics for Mesothelioma Cases in Wyoming

Wyoming ranks 44^th in the US for asbestos-related deaths. There have been 116 deaths from mesothelioma and asbestos lung cancer between 1999 – 2013.

Filing an asbestos claim if you live in Wyoming

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 Wyoming. 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. We handle asbestos cases all across the USA, so we know how to file, where to file, and what to do to get you the compensation you deserve.

If you may have lived or worked in another state, select it here to learn about specific asbestos exposure in that state.

Jobsites in Wyoming with Known Asbestos Usage & Exposure

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

Medicine Bow

• Utah Oil Refining Company

Midwest

• Continental Oil Company

Mommoth Camp

• Midwest Refining Company

New Castle

• Consumer Oil & Refining Company

Newcastle

• Wyoming Refining

Oakley

• Diamond Coal and Coke Company

Opal

• El Paso Natural Gas Company

Osage

• Black Hills Power and Light Company

Parco

• Producers and Refiners Corp
• Sinclair Oil
• Sinclair Refining Company

Powell

• S & H Construction Company

Rawlings

• Union Pacific Railroad Company

Rawlins

• Kaiser Engineers, Inc.

Reliance

• Union Pacific Coal Company

Riverton

• Northern Utilites Company
• Pan American Petroleum Corporation
• Winklemen Dome Field

Rock Spring

• Union Pacific Coal Company

Rock Springs

• Bridger Power Plant
• Central Coal and Coke Company
• Fmc Corporation
• Jim Bridger Power Plant
• Lion Coal Company
• Pacific Power & Light Company
• State Board of Charities and Reformatories
• Union Pacific Coal Company
• Wyoming State Hospital

Sage

• Stauffer Chemical Plant Wyoming

Salt Creek

• Midwest Refining Company
• Salt Creek Central Power Station

Sheridan

• Acme Plant
• W. Denio Milling Company
• Montana Dakota Utilities Company
• Perkins Power Company
• Perkins Power Company
• Sheridan County Electric Company
• Sheridan Sugar Company

Shute Creek

• Exxon

Sinclair

• Sinclair Oil Company
• Sinclair Refining Company

South Torrington

• Holly Sugar Corporation

Stauffer

• Stauffer Chemical Company
• Winston Brothers Company

Sweetwater

• Tenneco Oil Company

Teapot

• Midwest Refining Company

Terrington

• Holly Sugar Corp

Thermopolis

• Empire State Oil Company
• Hot Springs Light and Power Company

Wallace

• Boise Cascade Kraft Corporation

Wamsutter

• Stanolind Pipe Line Company
• Utah Oil Refining Company

Warren AFB

• E. Warren Afb
• Flight Deck & Maint Building

Westvaco

• Food Machinery and Chemical Corporation
• For Food Machinery Corp
• Ford Machinery and Chemical Company
• Inorganic Chemicals Div
• Intermoutain Chemical
• West Vaco Chemical Division
• West Virginia Power Company

Wheatland

• Basin Electric Power Coop
• Great Western Sugar Company
• Laramie River Power Plant

Whitney Canyon

• Amoco Production Company

Winton

• Union Pacific Coal Company

Worland

• Hollly Sugar Corp
• Pure Oil Company
• Texas Gulf Sulphur Company
• Wyoming Sugar Company

Wyco

• Wyco Chemical Company

Wyodak

• Black Hills Power and Light Company
• Homestead Mining Company
• Wyodak Coal and Manufacturing Company
• Wyodak Plant, Black Hills Pwr & Light Company