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History of Asbestos in Oregon

Oregon's current economy is based on a mix of historic and high-tech industries such as shipbuilding and marine commerce, lumber and paper mills, and a variety of high-tech companies such as Intel and IBM.

The western part of the state, in particular the Willamette Valley where the largest city, Portland, is located, is known for the high amounts of average rainfall it receives. The rainfall, combined with the rich, fertile soil, makes the area a tremendously successful agricultural and forest products producer.

Mountains in the Cascade and Oregon Coast ranges are covered in dense evergreen forests and logging has been the base of communities in these areas for more than a century. Lumber is transported to nearby rivers such as the Willamette or the Columbia, and exported via the Pacific Ocean.

It is also sold to one of the state's many paper mills such as Georgia-Pacific, Willamette Paper, Weyerhauser and others. Unfortunately, the paper making process during much of the 20th century involved heat. Where there was heat, you could pretty much count on asbestos being nearby in the construction of the building, in heating elements and equipment housing, and in other applications.

Portland, is located at a strategic point where the Columbia River (which reaches from Canada down through Idaho and west across Oregon) meets the Willamette River. Both combine and head west to the Pacific Ocean. Both rivers are large enough to accommodate large commercial and naval vessels and accordingly, shipbuilding has made its home there and along the Pacific coastline of the state.

Shipping, naval and commercial, have long been associated with asbestos exposure. This is because the substance was heavily employed as fireproofing to prevent the spread of fire and was also used as insulation in most 20th century ships' plumbing, heating and cooling systems. Often, this insulation was not housed and shipbuilders as well as ship and naval personnel were heavily exposed.

Companies at Risk for Asbestos Exposure

Asbestos is suspected of being present in the premises and/or processes of these Oregon companies, among others:

• 3M PLANT, MEDFORD
• ALASKA FERRIES PVSA, PORTLAND
• ALBINA ENGINE & MARINE SHIPYARD, PORTLAND
• ALCOA STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND
• AMERICAN BEAR, PORTLAND
• AMERICAN PIPE & CONSTRUCTION, PORTLAND
• AMMI PONTOON, PORTLAND
• ANGUS BOWMER THEATRE, ASHLAND
• ARDEN FARMS DAIRY, PORTLAND
• ARMSTRONG CORK COMPANY, PORTLAND
• ASTORIA VOYAGE REPAIR STATION, ASTORIA
• BANK OF CALIFORNIA, PORTLAND
• BECHTEL POWER BOARDMAN
• BELL TELEPHONE: PENDLETON, PORTLAND
• BEND CITY, HALLBEND
• BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BUILDING, PORTLAND
• BLITZ WEINHARD COMPANY, PORTLAND
• BLUE CROSS BUILDING, PORTLAND
• BOISE CASCADE: PORTLAND, ST. HELENS, SALEM
• BORDEN CHEMICAL COMPANY: LA GRANDE, PORTLAND, SPRINGFIELD
• CASCADE FIBER, EUGENE
• CASCADE GENERAL SHIPYARD, PORTLAND
• CASCADE WAREHOUSE, SALEM
• CHEVRON CHEMICAL FERTILIZER PLANT, DEER ISLAND
• CHEVRON, PORTLAND
• CHIPMAN CHEMICAL, PORTLAND
• COAST & GEODETIC SURVEY SHIPS, PORTLAND
• COLUMBIA BEAUTY SHOP, FOREST GROVE
• COLUMBIA EXPORTERS, PORTLAND
• COMBUSTION ENGINEERING, TOLEDO
• COMMERCIAL IRONWORK SHIPYARDS, PORTLAND
• CONCORDIA COLLEGE, PORTLAND
• CONSOLIDATED METALS, PORTLAND
• CORVALLIS HIGH SCHOOL, CORVALLIS
• CROWN PLAZA, PORTLAND
• CROWN ZELLERBACH: LEBANON, PORTLAND, WAUNA, WEST LINN
• DERKS BUILDING, PORTLAND
• DIAMOND FRUIT, ODELL
• DIAMOND PAPER PLANT, TILLAMOOK
• DILLINGHAM SHIPBUILDING, PORTLAND
• DOERNBECHER HOSPITAL, PORTLAND
• DOLLAR-A-DAY CAR RENTAL, PORTLAND
• DON BASSET COMPANY,PORTLAND
• DUANE CHRISTIE REALTY OFFICE, BEAVERTON
• DYER SHIPYARD/PORTLAND YACHTING SERVICE, PORTLAND
• E O C - PHYSICAL EDUCATION BUILDING, LA GRANDE
• ELECTRONIC SPECIALTY PLATING SHOP, PORTLAND
• ESCO CORPORATION, PORTLAND
• EUREKA GENERAL HOSPITAL, EUREKA
• FARM BOYS MARKET, FOREST GROVE
• FEDERAL BUILDING, MEDFORD
• FEDERAL COURTHOUSE, PORTLAND
• FIBERGLAS ENGINEERING & SUPPLY CO.: PENDLETON, PORTLAND
• FIRST INTERSTATE BANK BUILDING, PORTLAND
• FIRST NATIONAL BANK, EUGENE
• FLOATING MARINE WAYS SHIPYARD, PORTLAND
• FRED MEYER STADIUM STORE, PORTLAND
• GEORGIA PACIFIC CORP., TOLEDO
• GEORGIA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY: BUNKER HILL, COOS BAY, TOLEDO
• GEORGIA PACIFIC PULP & PAPER, PORTLAND
• GEORGIA PACIFIC, ALBANY
• GILMORE STEEL - RIVERGATE, PORTLAND
• GUNDERSON BROTHERS SHIPYARD, PORTLAND
• HANNA NICKEL SMELTING COMPANY, RIDDLE
• HARDERS COLLECTIVE, PORTLAND
• HARVEY ALUMINUM, THE DALLES
• HERCULES POWDER COMPANY, PORTLAND
• HOLIDAY INN, PORTLAND
• HUDSON HOUSE, MILWAUKIE
• IBM, PORTLAND
• INDUSTRIAL AIR PRODUCTS COMPAN, PORTLAND
• INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY, GARDINER
• J M HARDER PLUMBING & HEATING, PORTLAND
• JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL, PORTLAND
• JOHN ADAMS SCHOOL, PORTLAND
• KAISER GYPSUM COMPANY, SAINT HELENS
• KAISER SHIPYARD,PORTLAND
• KEIZER GRADE SCHOOL, KEIZER
• KLAMATH CHEMICAL,PORTLAND
• LANE PLYWOOD MILL, EUGENE
• LEWIS & CLARK UNIVERSITY, PORTLAND
• LINCOLN BUILDING, PORTLAND
• LINWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MILWAUKIE
• LORD BROTHERS, PORTLAND
• MAIL-WELL PAK, MILWAUKIE
• MARTIN-MARIETTA ALUMINUM CO., THE DALLES
• MARYLHURST COLLEGE - NUNS KITCHEN, PORTLAND
• MAYFLOWER & ARMS BOTTLING, PORTLAND
• MCCLOUGHLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL, CLACKAMAS
• MENASHA PAPERNORTH, BEND
• METALCLAD INSULATION CORPORATION OF OREGON, PORTLAND
• MONARCH MACHINE & FORGE, PORTLAND
• MORGAN PLUMBING, PORTLAND
• MOUNT HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE, PORTLAND
• NORTHWEST BELL TELEPHONE, PORTLAND
• NORTHWEST MARINE & IRON SHIPYARD - SWAN ISLAND, PORTLAND
• OAK HILLS SCHOOL, BEAVERTON
• OGDEN MARTIN SOLID WASTE TO ENERGY PLANT, MARION COUNTY
• OLSON LAWYER LUMBER CO., WHITE CITY
• OPTICRAFT CENTRAL BUILDING, PORTLAND
• OREGON CITY JAIL - CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON CITY
• OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY, PORTLAND
• OREGON METALLURGICAL ALBANY
• OREGON NATIONAL BANK, PORTLAND
• OREGON PULP & PAPER COMPANY, SALEM
• OREGON SHIPYARDS, PORTLAND
• OREGON STATE PENITENIARY, SALEM
• OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY, CORVALLIS
• OREGON STEEL FOUNDRY, PORTLAND
• OREGON TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, KLAMATH FALLS
• OREGONIAN BUILDING, PORTLAND
• OTTO CASTROW CO., PORTLAND
• OVERSEAS HORACE, PORTLAND
• OWENS ILLINOIS GLASS COMPANY, PORTLAND
• OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORP., PORTLAND
• PACIFIC NORTHWEST BELL, INDEPENDENCE
• PANORAMA BUILDING, PORTLAND
• PAYLESS DRUG STORE, PORTLAND
• PENNSYLVANIA SALT CHEMICAL PLANT, PORTLAND
• PENNWALT CHEMICAL, PORTLAND
• POPE & TALBOT PAPER MILL, HALSEY
• PORTLAND SHIPYARD, PORTLAND
• PORTLAND GAS & COKE CO., PORTLAND
• PORTLAND GAS & ELECTRIC: BOARDMAN, PORTLAND
• PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC, PORTLAND
• PORTLAND LIBRARY, PORTLAND
• PORTLAND POWER & LIGHT, PORTLAND
• PORTLAND SHIP REPAIR, PORTLAND
• PORTLAND SHIPYARD, PORTLAND
• PORTLAND STATE SERVICES, PORTLAND
• PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY, PORTLAND
• POST OFFICE, MEDFORD
• PRECISION CAST PARTS, PORTLAND
• PRINEVILLE CITY HALL, PRINEVILLE
• PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL, PORTLAND
• PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING, PORTLAND
• PUBLISHERS PAPER: OREGON CITY, PORTLAND
• RANGE SENTINEL, PORTLAND
• REPUBLIC STEEL CORPORATION, PORTLAND
• REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY, TROUTDALE
• ROBERT DUFF WATER TREATMENT PLANT, MEDFORD
• ROSEBURG FOREST PRODUCTS, DILLARD
• SACRED HEART HOSPITAL, ONTARIO
• SAFEWAY, ALOHA
• SAFEWAY, EUGENE
• SAFEWAY, HERMISTON
• SAFEWAY, RALEIGH HILLS
• SAINT ELIZABETH HOSPITAL, BAKER
• SAINT HELENS COURT HOUSE, SAINT HELENS
• SAINT HELENS PULP & PAPER COMPANY, SAINT HELENS
• SALEM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, SALEM
• SAM BARLOW SCHOOL, PORTLAND
• SHELL OIL CHEMICAL PLANT, DEER ISLAND
• SHELL OIL, PORTLAND
• SHEPLER REFRIGERATION, PORTLAND
• SHIPWORTH JUVENILE BUILDING, EUGENE
• SHRINERS HOSPITAL, PORTLAND
• SOUTH PARK HALL, PORTLAND
• SOUTH PORTLAND SHIPYARD, PORTLAND
• SPAULDING PAPER COMPANY, NEWBERG
• SS ALASKA STANDARD, PORTLAND
• SS AMERICAN MAIL, PORTLAND
• SS ARGYLE, PORTLAND
• SS ARIZONA, PORTLAND
• SS ARNOLD, PORTLAND
• SS ATLANTIC ENDEAVOR, PORTLAND
• SS ATLANTIC TRADED, PORTLAND
• SS CALIFORNIA, PORTLAND
• SS CANADA MAIL, PORTLAND
• SS CE DANT, PORTLAND
• SS DAVID E DAY, PORTLAND
• SS GARDEN STATE, PORTLAND
• SS GARGONA, PORTLAND
• SS HAWAII, PORTLAND
• SS HONG KONG MAIL, PORTLAND
• SS HURRICANE, PORTLAND
• SS IDAHO STANDARD, PORTLAND
• SS ILLINOIS, PORTLAND
• SS INDIAN MAIL MANIFOLD, PORTLAND
• SS INDIAN MAIL, PORTLAND
• SS INGER, PORTLAND
• SS KENAI, PORTLAND
• SS KOREAN BEAR, PORTLAND
• SS KOREAN MAIL, PORTLAND
• SS MM DANT, PORTLAND
• SS MOURNING LIGHT, PORTLAND
• SS OLYMPIC PEGASUS, KALMAN
• SS OREGON, PORTLAND
• SS ORLANDO, PORTLAND
• SS OVERSEAS EVA, PORTLAND
• SS OVERSEAS NATALIE, PORTLAND
• SS OVERSEAS REBECCA, PORTLAND
• SS OVERSEAS ULLA, PORTLAND
• SS PHILLIPINE MAIL, PORTLAND
• SS PLAZA HUINCUL, PORTLAND
• SS SAMOA BEAR, PORTLAND
• SS SANTA YNEZ, PORTLAND
• SS STEEL ADMIRAL, PORTLAND
• SS STEEL SEAFARER, PORTLAND
• SS TAI LUNG, PORTLAND
• SS TEXACO CALIFORNIA, PORTLAND
• SS TRANS HARTFORD, PORTLAND
• SS VANDERBURG, PORTLAND
• SS WALTER RICE, PORTLAND
• SS WASHINGTON, PORTLAND
• ST JOHNS SHIPYARD, PORTLAND
• ST. HELENS PULP PAPER CO., ST. HELENS
• STAFFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WEST LINN
• STANDARD INSURANCE BUILDING, PORTLAND
• STANDARD OIL, PORTLAND
• STAUFFER CHEMICAL, PORTLAND
• STAYTON CANNING, STAYTON
• SUNSET SCHOOL, PORTLAND
• SWAN ISLAND SHIPYARD, PORTLAND
• TEKTRONIX ELECTRONICS PLANT, BEAVERTON
• TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT BUILDING, FOREST GROVE
• TERMINAL ICE & COLD STORAGE: SALEM, WOODBURN
• TERMINAL TRANSFER, PORTLAND
• TEXACO OIL, PORTLAND
• TIGARD CONVALESCENT HOME, TIGARD
• TONGUE POINT NAVAL SHIPYARD, ASTORIA
• TRI STATE MILL SUPPLY, PORTLAND
• TROJAN NUCLEAR PLANT, RANIER
• U.S. PLYWOOD MILL, GOLD BEACH
• UNION OIL, PORTLAND
• UNITED AIRLINES - PORTLAND AIRPORT, PORTLAND
• UNITED DATA PROCESSING, PORTLAND
• UNITED MEDICAL LABORATORY, PORTLAND
• UNITED RADIO, PORTLAND
• UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, PORTLAND
• US GYPSUM - WOOD PRODUCTS PLANT, PILOT ROCK
• US NATIONAL BANK, HILLSBORO
• USS BRAINE, PORTLAND
• USS CATAMOUNT, PORTLAND
• USS COMSTOCK, PORTLAND
• USS LIND, PORTLAND
• USS LINN, PORTLAND
• USS YACONA, PORTLAND
• VETERAN`S ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL, PORTLAND
• WAH CHANG TECHNICAL CENTER, ALBANY
• WALLOWA GRADE SCHOOL, WALLOWA
• WARM SPRINGS BIOMASS POWER PLANT, WARM SPRINGS RESERVATION
• WAUNA PAPER MILL, WAUNA
• WESTERN KRAFT CORRUGATED BOX, BEAVERTONR
• WESTERN KRAFT PULP & PAPER MILL, ALBANY
• WEYERHAEUSER: COOS BAY, KLAMATH FALLS, SPRINGFIELD
• WILLAMETTE IRON & STEEL YARD, PORTLAND
• WILLAMETTE PAPER MILL: ALBANY, OREGON CITY
• WISCO, PORTLAND
• WOODLAND PARK HOSPITAL, PORTLAND
• WOODLARK BUILDING, PORTLAND
• YAQUINA AIR CONDITIONER, NEWPORT
• ZIDELL SHIPYARD, PORTLAND
• ZONOLITE W.R. GRACE, PORTLAND

Asbestos-related Deaths in Oregon

During the 20th century, mesothelioma was often listed as lung cancer on death records. As a result, accurate numbers of mesothelioma deaths aren't available. However, the Environmental Working Group has compiled the mesothelioma deaths in Oregon that were listed on death records between 1979 and 2001: 431.

When the Centers for Disease Control began mandating reporting of mesothelioma deaths in 1999, numbers nationwide roughly doubled.

Where to Get Help

Oregon Mesothelioma Treatment Centers

Oregon Health & Science University
OHSU Cancer Institute
3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Rd.
Portland, Oregon 97239-3098
503- 494-1617

Providence Portland Medical Center
4805 NE Glisan St
Portland, OR 97213
503-215-6014

Samaritan Regional Cancer Center
501 NW Elks Drive
Corvallis, OR 97330
541-768-5220, select option 1

Samaritan Hematology and Oncology Consultants
501 NW Elks Drive
Corvallis, OR 97330
541-768-4950

A mesothelioma diagnosis is devastating and requires numerous decisions to be made quickly, such as treatment choices, financial choices, and decisions on whether or not to pursue financial compensation from the company/companies that exposed you to asbestos.

If you are seeking an Oregon mesothelioma lawyer, or are not sure if you need one, a great place to start is by setting an appointment for a free consultation with a mesothelioma trial attorney at Simon, Eddins & Greenstone. We can help you understand how and when you were exposed, what companies are responsible for your mesothelioma, if there is enough evidence to warrant taking your case to court, and how to figure how much financial compensation you deserve.

If you decide to move forward with securing an Oregon mesothelioma lawyer, one with trial experience is a good idea in case a settlement is not in your best interest. Our attorneys are experienced with trying mesothelioma cases in court and can represent you through every step of the legal process.

Here is the verdict of one Oregon mesothelioma client we represented: $3,012,397.57 for a gentleman who developed mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos products through his work as a pipefitter in Oregon. For more verdicts, contact us.

Call us today for your no obligation consultation. 866-632-7574. We look forward to speaking with you.