History of Asbestos Use in Alabama
Located in the southern United States along the Gulf of Mexico, Alabama has a number of natural resources that attracted asbestos industry during the 20th century. The state is 15th in oil production and also produced a significant amount of steel and iron from its mills. Power stations and companies employed thousands and the state's location near the gulf also encouraged shipyards for both government and private marine construction.
All of these industries, along with many others, heavily used asbestos, especially in the middle decades of the 1900's. The oil industry used asbestos for a variety of purposes, but fireproofing of oil facilities was a primary application. Shipyards made use of asbestos products to insulate marine boilers, steam pipes, and hot water pipes as well as fireproofing walls and floors. Since asbestos is a naturally occurring substance mined from the earth, it often contaminates other mining operations such as the steel and iron mining done in Alabama.
Companies with Possible Asbestos Exposure
Employees at these Alabama companies may have been exposed to asbestos:
- Alabama Drydock & Shipping Co.
- Asarco mining company
- Barry Power Plant
- Beaunit Fibers
- Bender Shipbuilding
- Birmingham Steel Corporation
- Birmingham's Woodward Iron
- Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant
- Capco
- Cement Asbestos Pipe Co
- Coastal Refining
- Colbert Fossil Plant
- Farley Nuclear Plant
- Gaston Steam Plant
- Gorgas Electric Generating Plant
- Green County Steam Plant
- Gulf States Steel, Inc.
- Halliburton
- Hunt Refining
- James H. Miller Electric Plant
- Kimberly Clark Paper Mill
- Metaplate Galvanizing
- Miller Power Plant
- Nuclear Power Plant
- Shell Chemical
- Sloss Industries Corporation
- SMI Steel Inc.
- Widows Creek Power Plant
Asbestos-related Deaths in Alabama
The Environmental Working Group reports that in the years from 1979 through 2001, there were 741 asbestos related deaths; 248 from mesothelioma.
Where to Get Help
If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with mesothelioma you are likely facing a number of difficult decisions regarding treatment and legal options. The mesothelioma lawyers at Simon, Eddins & Greenstone, LLP want to assist you in making these important decisions. Below is Alabama mesothelioma treatment and legal information you may find helpful:
Alabama Mesothelioma Treatment Center:
UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Alabama at Birmingham
1824 Sixth Avenue South
Birmingham, Alabama 35294-3300
Patient Information: (800) UAB-0933 or (205) 975-8222
Clinical Trial Information: (205) 934-0337 - Alma DelGrosso
www.ccc.uab.edu
Alabama Mesothelioma Doctor:
James W. Ballard, M.D.
Princeton Baptist Medical Center
701 Princeton Avenue SW
Birmingham, AL 35211
(205) 783-3000/3700
If you are seeking an Alabama mesothelioma lawyer, the attorneys at Simon, Eddins & Greenstone, LLP have a history of working with mesothelioma cases in Alabama. We are trial attorneys and have the training, experience and resources to take your mesothelioma case to trial if a settlement is not your best option. Our firm has a nationwide presence in asbestos litigation.
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