Asbestos Exposure at Bethlehem Steel Company – Staten Island Founded in 1895 and located on the north shore of Staten Island, Bethlehem Steel Company originally constructed wooden vessels under the name of The Burlee Drydock Company. In 1916 the yard began to construct steel ships. The shipyard was purchased and renamed by Bethlehem Steel Company […]
Combustion Engineering was founded in 1912 and is known for developing fossil and nuclear steam power supply systems throughout the United States. Combustion Engineering also was a manufacturer and distributer of boilers, cement, insulation, adhesives and asbestos coatings. Combustion Engineering was originally headquartered in New York City, but moved its headquarters to Stamford, Connecticut in […]
A.P. Green Industries initially opened in the 1910s and produced warship boilers used in World War I and World War II. Even though A.P. Green Industries knew of the dangers of asbestos they used this dangerous mineral in its products through 1973. Many of their refractory products remain in aging machinery today and continue to […]
The Bath Iron Works Shipyard was established in Bath, Maine in 1888. Historically, the shipyard has produced everything from U.S. Navy Ships to modern warships and private yachts. However, former employees of Bath Iron Works are at high risk for asbestos diseases, such as lung cancer and mesothelioma. Throughout the twentieth century, employees of Bath […]
Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation (also known as Todd Pacific Shipyard) is located in Harbor Island, across Elliot Bay from the downtown Seattle waterfront at 1801 16th Ave. In 1940, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation received $9 million in government seed money to build a facility dedicated to making destroyer ships, including the USS Shelton and the USS Eversole. […]
Originally used after the American Revolution as a site for building merchant vessels, the Brooklyn Navy Yard was purchased by the United States government in 1801, and became an active U.S. Navy shipyard in 1806. Since its inception, the Brooklyn Navy Yard has gone through several name changes, including New York Navy Yard, United States […]