History of Asbestos in Wisconsin
Wisconsin, known affectionately by "Cheese Heads" as the Dairy State, is much better known for its NFL football team (Green Bay Packers) and its high-cholesterol export than for its dark history of mesothelioma and asbestos.
Tragically, mesothelioma victims are all too familiar with the way the deadly substance was sold by greedy companies that knew of its dangers but got rich off of it anyway. As a result, the naturally occurring mineral that causes asbestosis, mesothelioma and lung cancer was sold to manufacturing and chemical plants, food processing plants, power plants, and placed in homes, schools, hospitals, paper mills, products and other locations throughout the state.
Companies at Risk for Asbestos Exposure
These companies are believed to have asbestos in their environment:
- A & A INSULATION
- G. COOPERATIVE CREAMERY
- O. SMITH CORPORATION
- ACANDS, INC.
- ALLIS-CHALMERS CORPORATION
- ALL-TEMP INSULATION, INC.
- APPLETON COATED PAPER CO.
- AQUA CHEMICAL
- ARMSTRONG CORK COMPANY
- ASBESTOS SUPPLY & ROOFING
- ATLAS INSULATION CO.
- AUNT NELLIES FOODS
- BADGER ARMY AMMUNITION
- BADGER ARMY ORDNANCE
- BARTELT INSULATION SUPPLY INC.
- BELOIT POWER HOUSE
- BERGSTROM PAPER CO
- BOLL-INDUSTRIAL INSULATION CO., INC.
- BREECHING
- BRILLION IRON WORKS, INC
- BUILDING SERVICE INDUSTRIAL
- BUTLER YARD
- CALIFORNIA PACKING CORPORATION
- CAPRI, INC.
- CARLSON ROOFING & INSUL
- CARNATION CO. - POWDERED MILK PLANT
- CASE HIGH SCHOOL
- CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO.
- CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
- CHARMIN PAPER CO
- CHIPPEWA PLASTICS, INC.
- CLINTONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
- COLUMBIA HOSPITAL
- COMBINED LOCKS MILL
- CONSOLIDATED PAPER CO.
- CONTINENTAL CAN
- CORK INSULATING CO. OF WISCONSIN
- CURTIS CORPORATION
- DAIRYLAND POWER COOP
- DANE CITY COLLISEUM
- DOOR COUNTY JAIL
- DOWNEY COMMUNITY BUILDING
- EGGERS INDUSTRIES, INC.
- EMPIRE PETROLEUM COMPANY
- EMPLOYEES MUTUAL
- F E GROSVOLD PLMBNG & HTG CO. - COOP CREAMERY
- FALLS PAPER & POWER CO
- FOOD CORPORATION
- FOREST HOME AVENUE SCHOOL
- FOREST PRODUCTS LAB
- FORT HOWARD PAPER CO.
- FORT MCCOY
- FOX LAKE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION
- FOX RIVER VALLEY LUMBER COMPANY
- FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL - APPLETON YMCA
- GENERAL COLONY INFIRMARY
- GENERAL ELECTRIC - JONES ISLAND JOB
- GENERAL MOTORS
- GEORGE BANTA PUBLISHING COMPANY
- GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION
- GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- GREDE FOUNDRIES
- GREEN GIANT COMPANY
- HAEVERS CROSSING
- HARDWOOD PRODUCTS CO.
- HOLY CROSS PARISH
- HORACE MANN HIGH SCHOOL
- HORLICK HIGH SCHOOL
- I R CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC.
- INDUSTRIAL INSULATION CORPORATION OF WISCONSIN
- INDUSTRIAL ROOFING & INSULATION CO.
- INLAND STEEL PRODUCTS
- INSULATION SERVICES, INC.
- J. BASHAW, INC.
- J. I. CASE HIGH SCHOOL
- JAEGER INSULATION COMPANY, INC.
- JOHNSON INSULATING COMPANY, INC.
- JOSEPH SCHLITZ BREWING CO.
- JUNEAU VILLAGE
- KAHNS
- KEARNEY & TRACKER CORP
- KEN CORPIAN
- KENOSHA COUNTY COURT HOUSE
- KENWOOD LIBRARY
- KEWAUNEE NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT
- KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION
- KOHLER CO.
- KRAFT FOODS - NATIONAL DAIRY PRODUCTS CORP
- L & S INSULATION CO., INC.
- L & S ROOFING & INSULATION CO.
- LA CROSSE UNIVERSITY
- LADISH COMPANY
- LADISH TRICLOVER
- LINE MATERIAL CO.
- LLOYD STREET SCHOOL
- LOUIS HOFFMANN CO.
- MADISON GAS & ELECTRIC CO.
- MAINITOWOC SHIPYARD
- MARATHON CO.
- MARQUETTE POWER PLANT
- MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY
- MENDOTA POWER STATION
- MG&E
- MIDWAY PLANT
- MILWAUKEE COUNTY INSTITUTIONS AND DEPARTMENTS
- MILWAUKEE HOSPITAL
- MILWAUKEE INSULATION COMPANY, INC.
- MIRRO PLANT
- MODERN EQUIPMENT CO.
- MORGAN CO.
- N H STARK
- NATIONAL LOCK
- NEKOOSA-EDWARDS PAPER COMPANY, INC.
- NESTLE COMPANY INC
- NEW CITY HALL
- NORTHERN PETRO CHEMICAL
- NORTHERN WISCONSIN COLONY & TRAINING SCHOOL
- NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE AT WATERTOWN WISCONSIN
- NORTHWESTERN INSULATION CO., INC.
- NORTHWESTERN INSULATION CO., INC.
- NOTRE DAME OF THE LAKE
- OCEAN SPRAY PLANT
- OCONOMOWOC HIGH SCHOOL
- OCONTO FALLS PAPER CO.
- OHIO MEDICAL BUILDING
- OLIN MATHIESON CHEMICAL CORP.
- OREGON HIGH SCHOOL
- OSCAR MAYER & CO
- OSHKOSH MARINE MOTEL
- OSHKOSH RESIDENCE HALL
- OSHKOSH STATE COLLEGE
- P. H. GLATFELTER COMPANY
- PAINE LUMBER COMPANY, INC.
- PET MILK COMPANY
- PETERSON BUILDERS, INC.
- PIONEER TERMINAL
- PLENCO
- PORT WASHINGTON POWERHOUSE
- POST ENGINEERS BLDG #2107
- POWER SERVICE CORP. - LA CROSSE REACTOR PLANT
- PREWAY INC.
- RHINELANDER PAPER COMPANY, INC.
- RODDIS PLYWOOD CORP
- S. LOUIS HOFFMANN CO.
- SCHLITZ BREWING COMPANY
- SHEBOYGAN GLASS COMPANY, INC.
- SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN PRODUCTS
- SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- SPLICEWOOD CORP.
- SPRINKMANN & SONS CORP.
- ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL
- ST. CAMILLUS
- ST. COLETTA SCHOOL
- ST. JOSEPH'S ACADEMY
- ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL
- ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL
- STATE FAIR TEAM TRACK
- STATE FOUNDRY & MACHINE CO.
- STOUGHTON HIGH SCHOOL
- STURGEON BAY SHIPBUILDING
- SWIFT & CO.
- TAYLOR INSULATION COMPANY, INC.
- THELMONY PULP & PAPER
- TRANE COMPANY
- TRINITY HOSPITAL
- TURTLE LAKE CO-OPERATIVE CREAMERY
- TWO RIVERS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
- U. S. PLYWOOD CORP.
- U. S. RUBBER COMPANY, INC.
- UNION GROVE HIGH SCHOOL
- UNIVERSAL INSULATION CO.
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER
- VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL
- WALES SCHOOL
- WAUKESHA CITY HALL
- WAUKESHA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
- WAUPUN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION
- WAUSAU MOSINEE PAPER
- WEYERHAUSER CO.
- WISCONSIN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE
- WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO.
- WISCONSIN ENERGY CORPORATION
- WISCONSIN POWER & LIGHT
- WISCONSIN SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
- WISCONSIN STATE PRISON
- WISCONSIN UNIVERSITY
- YMCA
Asbestos-related Deaths in Wisconsin
Between the years 1979 and 2001, 548 mesothelioma deaths were reported in Wisconsin. This number is considered an estimate, and it's likely that more people died from the disease during that time, but it was listed more generally as "lung cancer" on their death certificate.
Current regulations by the Centers for Disease Control mandate accurate reporting of mesothelioma.
Where to Find Help
Mesothelioma Treatment Centers
University of Wisconsin
Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center
600 Highland Ave., K5/601
Madison, WI 53792-6164
800-622-8922
Wheaton-Francis Healthcare
Cancer Care Center
3237 S. 16th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53215
414-647-5503
The Medical College of Wisconsin
9200 West Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53226
414-805-3000
Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic - Green Bay
Aurora BayCare Medical Center
2845 Greenbrier Road
Green Bay, WI 54311
800-252-2990
If you are seeking a Wisconsin mesothelioma attorney, or aren't sure if you need one, contact Simon, Eddins & Greenstone, LLP for a free, no obligation consultation about your case. We can help you learn who is responsible for your asbestos exposure and disease and can discuss your legal options with you.
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