ASBESTOS - TRADES MOST AT RISK
REFINING, FOUNDRIES, STEEL
Workers in Metal Refining Operations, Foundries, and Steel Mills
In addition to the insulated pipelines, boilers and similar equipment
common to heavy industry, workers in metal refineries, foundries,
and steel mills may have been exposed to the high temperature
refractory linings of furnaces, smelters, launders, ladles, and
similar equipment, some of which was composed of asbestos products,
which were frequently in need of replacement and repair. In addition,
asbestos gloves, leggings, and aprons were worn by workers near
molten metals. Asbestos cloth and blankets were used to moderate
the cooling of metal castings.
The following are sites where Wilentz clients were exposed to
asbestos in these ways:
» U.S.
Metals/AMAX, Carteret, New Jersey » ASARCO/American
Smelting/AS&R, Perth Amboy, New Jersey » Anaconda/Raritan
Copper Works, Perth Amboy, New Jersey » Ingersoll-Rand,
Phillipsburg, New Jersey » Raritan
River Steel, Perth Amboy, New Jersey » Sayreville
Steel Mill, Sayreville, New Jersey
Click here for a full list, in alphabetical
order, of all types of jobsites where asbestos products were used.
Your Legal Rights
If you or someone you know is suffering from lung cancer and/or lung disease asbestosis, mesothelioma or other asbestos related diseases caused by asbestos or asbestos containing products, you may be eligible to file a claim.
