New York Asbestos-Related Deaths from 1999-2017

2,606
Mesothelioma Deaths
390
Asbestosis Deaths
2,996
Total Deaths

Asbestos Exposure in New York

Shipyards, chemical plants, paper mills, energy companies, and old buildings in New York are all major sources for asbestos exposure.

Asbestos Exposure in Shipyards

Shipyards in New York used asbestos to insulate and fireproof ships. Workers at shipyards and on ships could have been exposed to asbestos that was used to insulate pipes, boilers, and machinery. When the asbestos-containing materials on ships were disturbed by workers doing repairs or other work on the ships, the toxic fibers could become airborne in the close quarters of the ship and inhaled by nearby individuals. When asbestos fibers are inhaled and enter the lungs the development of deadly asbestos-related diseases can occur.

Asbestos Used in Construction and Buildings

Manufacturers of construction materials in New York City used asbestos to produce fire-resistant materials and insulation. Roofing shingles, floor tiles, paint, and insulation were manufactured with asbestos materials and used by construction workers. Construction and maintenance workers in New York should be cautious when renovating or repairing buildings that were constructed prior to the 1980s. Many historic buildings in New York City have had to undergo extensive asbestos abatement efforts.

Vermiculite and Asbestos

New York, along with many other states, received asbestos tainted vermiculite from Libby, Montana. Workers at the vermiculite processing plants were likely exposed to asbestos when handling and processing the contaminated materials.

9/11 Terrorist Attack and Asbestos Exposure

New York City also faced a unique asbestos exposure incident following the attack on the World Trade Center towers in 2001. After the collapse of the towers, a dangerous, toxic dust cloud covered the lower portion of Manhattan. Residents, visitors and first responders were exposed to deadly asbestos fibers. Years later, hundreds of thousands of people exposed to the dust have developed respiratory illnesses and cancers, including mesothelioma.

Partial list of work sites in New York with known asbestos exposure
  • 14th Street Powerhouse
  • 34th Street Powerhouse
  • 40th Street Powerhouse
  • 59th Street Powerhouse
  • 74th Street Powerhouse West Side
  • Albany Airport
  • Albany Medical Center
  • ALCOA Aluminum Plant
  • Alfred State University (Infirmary)
  • Allied Chemical Plant
  • American Brass Foundry
  • American Cyanamid Company
  • American Locomotive Plant
  • Ansco (AGFA‐ Ansco)
  • Arlington Junior High School
  • Arthur Kill Powerhouse
  • Associated Linens
  • Astoria Power Plant
  • Atlantic Cement
  • Avon Products Plant
  • Badger Aluminum Foundry
  • Baldwinsville High School
  • Bankers Trust Office Building
  • BASF
  • Bausch & Lomb Building
  • Beaver Falls Paper Mill
  • Beechnut
  • Behr‐Manning
  • Bel‐View Hospital
  • Beth Israel Hospital
  • Bethlehem Steel
  • Binghamton Container Corp.
  • Borden Company
  • Borden Ice Cream Plant
  • Bossert’s Manufacturing Co.
  • Bowline Powerhouse
  • Brighton Towers I And II
  • Bristol Meyers Laboratory
  • Bristol‐Myers
  • Bronx Hospital
  • Brookhaven National Lab
  • Brooklyn Coastal Dry Dock
  • Brooklyn Naval Shipyard
  • Brooklyn Police Station
  • Brushton‐Moira School
  • Buchanan Substation
  • Budweiser Brewery
  • Buffalo Savings Bank
  • Camden Central School
  • Canton Village
  • Carborundum Plant
  • Carthage Hospital
  • Carthage Paper
  • Carthage Paper Mill
  • Central Hudson Gas And Electric
  • Central Square School
  • Cherry Burrell Tank Plant
  • Chevrolet Axle Plant
  • Chevrolet Engine Plant
  • Chevrolet Foundry
  • Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co.
  • Chrysler Plant
  • Ciba Geigy Chemical
  • Clarkson College
  • Climax Manufacturing
  • Cohoes Memorial Hospital
  • Colgate College
  • Columbia Memorial Hospital
  • Columbia Mills
  • Columbia University
  • Con‐Edison Plant
  • Cornell University
  • Corning Glass
  • Corning Glass Plant
  • Coxsackie Prison
  • Crouse Hinds Foundry
  • Crucible Steel
  • Daily News Building
  • Dairy Lea
  • Danskammer Powerhouse
  • Decora Paper Mill
  • Delco Plant
  • Diamond International (aka Devanity Fair)
  • Diamond Match Paper Mill
  • Dresser Industries
  • Dresser Industries
  • Dunlop Tire & Rubber
  • Dunn and McCarthy Inc.
  • Dupont Chemical Plant
  • E.J. Noble Hospital
  • Eastman Kodak
  • Eastman Kodak Elmwood Plant
  • Eastman Kodak Processing Lab
  • Empire State Building
  • Ethan Allen Warehouse
  • Evans Mill Elementary School
  • Finch Pruyn Paper Mill
  • Ford Motor Stamping Plant
  • Fort Orange Paper Mill
  • Foster Wheeler Manufacturing Plant
  • Fulton County Courthouse
  • Garlock Plant
  • General Electric
  • General Foods Plant
  • General Motors
  • Georgia Pacific Paper Mill
  • Georgian Courts Apartments
  • Gleason
  • Glen Clove Power Plant
  • Glenwood Landing Powerhouse
  • Goulds Pump Plant
  • Gouverneur Paper Mill
  • Grasslands Hospital
  • Graymoore Monastery
  • Griffis Air Force Base
  • Grossingers Hotel
  • Groveton Paper Mill A/K/A Rushmore Paper Mill
  • H.B. Hood Dairy
  • Hamilton College
  • Hamilton‐Kirkland College
  • Hammermill Plant
  • Hancock Airport
  • Harlem Valley Hospital
  • Harrison Radiator ‐ Washburn Street Plant
  • Harrison Radiator ‐ West Plant
  • Hellgate Powerhouse
  • Hepburn Hospital
  • Highland Nursing Home
  • Holland Patent High School
  • Hooker Chemical fka Niagara Alkali
  • Hudson Avenue Power House
  • Hudson Valley College
  • Humphrey Gardens
  • IBM ‐ Overocker Road Site
  • IBM Plant
  • Ideal Hospital
  • Indian Point Nuclear Plant
  • International Paper Co.
  • Ithaca College
  • Jervis Public Library
  • Jewish Hospital
  • Jones & Laughlin
  • Karg Brothers
  • Kay‐Fries Chemical
  • Kent Avenue Powerhouse
  • Knolls Atomic Power House
  • Kraft Cheese Plant
  • Kraft Foods Plant
  • Latex Fibre Ind.
  • Lederle Chemical Labs
  • Lee Dyeing Co.
  • Legislative Building
  • Little Falls Hospital
  • Liverpool Elementary School
  • Long Island Lighting Company (LILCO)
  • Long Island Railroad/Penn Station
  • Louville Central School
  • Lovett Power Station
  • Madrid Waddington High School
  • Madrid‐Waddington Central School
  • Malone High School
  • Martisco Paper Company
  • Masonic Home
  • Massena Town Hall
  • Mearle Laboratory
  • Mechanicville Sewer & Treatment Plant
  • Mercy Hospital
  • Mercy Hospital
  • Mohawk Paper Mill
  • Monticello Raceway
  • Mony Towers
  • Mount McGregor
  • Munson Williams Museum
  • Mushroom Factory
  • Nathan Littauer Hospital
  • Nazareth College
  • Nekoosa Edwards Paper Mill
  • Nepera Chemical Plant
  • Nestle Foods
  • New York Central Railroad
  • New York City Univ. Medical Center
  • New York Gas & Electric
  • New York State Power Authority
  • New York University
  • New York World’s Fair
  • Newton Falls Paper Mill
  • Niagara Falls Hydroplant
  • Niagara Mohawk
  • Niagara Mohawk Huntley Station
  • Niagara‐Mohawk Power Plant
  • Norfolk Paper Mill
  • North Edwards Paper Plant
  • North Westchester Hospital
  • Norton Co.
  • Norwich Pharmaceutical
  • Nyack Hospital
  • NYC Subway
  • O.D. Heck Development Center
  • Old American Locomotive Works
  • Oneida City Hospital
  • Oneida Limited
  • Oneonta College
  • Oneonta State Teacher’s College
  • Onondaga County Steam Plant
  • Orange & Rockland Power
  • Ossining State Prison
  • Oswego Port Authority
  • Oswego Steam Station
  • Oswego Water Plant
  • Owens‐Corning Glass
  • Pan Am Building
  • Pan American Leather
  • Parishville Hopkins Central School
  • Peekskill Powerhouse
  • Plancor Aluminum Plant
  • Plattsburgh Air Force Base
  • Potsdam Paper Mill
  • Presidential Plaza
  • Procter & Gamble
  • Psychiatric Center
  • Queensboro Dairy
  • Queensbury School
  • Radio City Music Hall
  • Ravenswood Power House
  • Refined Syrups & Sugar, Inc.
  • Remington Rand
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Republic Steel
  • Revere Copper & Brass, Inc.
  • Reynolds Metals/St. Lawrence Reduction Plant
  • Rochester Electric & Gas
  • Rochester Institute
  • Rochester Power And Gas Bee Station
  • Rochester Power And Gas Russell Station
  • Rochester Products
  • Rockefeller Center
  • Rome Hospital
  • Rome State School
  • Roosevelt School
  • RPI
  • S.U.N.Y.
  • Sacred Heart Church
  • Salada‐Schirriff‐ Horsay Inc.
  • Salmon River High School
  • Samaritan Hospital
  • Saranac School
  • Saunders Trade Schools
  • Schaefer Brewery
  • Schaefer Brewery
  • Schenectady Chemical Plant
  • Schenectady Community College
  • Schenectady County Courthouse
  • Schenectady County Family Court
  • Schenectady County Nursing Home
  • Schenectady County Office Building
  • Schlitz Brewery
  • Scott Paper Mill
  • Sealright Plant
  • Seatrain Shipbuilding Corporation
  • Shenango Memorial Hospital
  • Skidmore College
  • Skidmore College Campus
  • Solvay Process
  • Spargo Wire Co.
  • Special Metals Corporation
  • Speer Carbon
  • St. Francis Hospital
  • St. Joseph’s Home
  • St. Lawrence Seaway
  • St. Lawrence University
  • St. Luke’s Hospital
  • St. Luke’s Memorial Hospital
  • Star Textile
  • State University Of New York (S.U.N.Y.) At Oneonta
  • Stauffer Chemical
  • Sterling Winthrop
  • Suncrest Bakeries Inc.
  • Syracuse University
  • Temple Beth Zion
  • Ten Eyck Hotel
  • Thompson Memorial Hospital
  • Thruway Authority Building
  • Ticonderoga Hospital
  • Tompkins Cove Powerhouse
  • Torrington Industries
  • Travis Powerhouse (Con Edison)
  • Trico Plant ‐ Washington Street
  • Twin Rivers School
  • U.S. Naval Shipyard-Brooklyn
  • Union Carbide Corporation
  • Union College
  • Union Fork & Hoe Company
  • University of Buffalo
  • University of Rochester
  • Utica Knitting Co.
  • Valley Paper
  • Van Rensselaer Manor
  • Vanwick School
  • Vassar College
  • Wadham Hall
  • Watervliet Arsenal
  • Wells High School
  • West End Brewery
  • West Virginia Pulp & Paper Company
  • Westchester County Prison
  • Westchester Medical Center
  • Western Electric
  • Whitesboro School
  • Woodborne Prison
  • World Trade Center
  • Xerox
  • Yonkers Hospital

Statute of Limitations to File Mesothelioma Claim in New York

There is a limited amount of time to file a lawsuit for mesothelioma that varies for each state called the statute of limitations. This means if you do not file within the time limit, you will never be able to pursue legal action or obtain compensation. It’s important that you take legal action within this time frame so you do not miss out on receiving the compensation you may deserve. Contact us here to learn more about how we can help.

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What is mesothelioma?

Mesothelioma is a deadly and rare form of malignant cancer that is caused by asbestos exposure. The most common forms of mesothelioma are: pleural and peritoneal. Pleural mesothelioma is a cancer that affects the lining of the lungs and peritoneal mesothelioma is a cancer that affects the lining of the abdominal cavity.

Victims with pleural mesothelioma may have respiratory symptoms, such as coughing, shortness of breath, chest pain, and fatigue. Victims with peritoneal mesothelioma may have abdominal swelling, stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, and weight loss.

The latency period for mesothelioma is very long. The average latency period is about 30 years, but can be shorter than 15 years or longer than 40 years. This means individuals with mesothelioma may take decades to present symptoms from the time they were exposed to asbestos.

What is asbestosis?

Asbestosis is a chronic lung disease caused by asbestos exposure. When asbestos is inhaled the fibers irritate and scar the lining of the lungs, making it difficult to breathe. The lungs become stiff and cannot expand and contract normally. Symptoms of asbestosis are shortness of breath, chest pain, and a dry, persistent cough. Like mesothelioma, the latency period for asbestosis is very long. Symptoms may not present for 10 to 40 years after asbestos exposure.

Military Asbestos Exposure

It is extremely important to know that our attorneys do not sue the military. We seek accountability from the asbestos companies that sold dangerous asbestos products to the military.

Members of all branches of the military may have been exposed to asbestos before it became more restricted in the 1970s. The U.S. military used asbestos products in many areas because of its low cost, durability, and heat resistant properties. The common use of these asbestos products put many U.S. veterans at risk of developing asbestos related diseases, such as mesothelioma, asbestosis, and lung cancer. Below is a list of the military branches and common asbestos exposure sites:

  • Navy – shipyards, boiler rooms, submarines
  • Army – barracks, shipyards, construction
  • Marine Corps – armored vehicles, barracks, ships, aircraft
  • Coast Guard – inside ships, ships, boiler rooms
  • Air Force- bases, airplanes, jets, aircraft maintenance