Ohio Industrial, Chemical & Refinery Jobsites — Asbestos Exposure
Ohio's steel mills, chemical plants, oil refineries, and heavy manufacturing facilities were among the region's most intensive asbestos worksites. Process piping, reactors, boilers, and furnace linings required asbestos insulation and refractory throughout construction and decades of maintenance outages. Workers returning for seasonal and annual shutdowns accumulated exposures at multiple facilities across their careers. Click any site to read its full documented exposure history.
Full index of all 197 industrial, chemical and refinery sites
- Procter & Gamble — Cincinnati Ivorydale, St. Bernard, Lima & Winton Hill Ohio Asbestos Exposure & Claims
- Babcock & Wilcox — Alliance Ohio Works OH Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Babcock & Wilcox — Barberton Ohio Works OH Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Babcock & Wilcox — Cambridge Ohio Works OH Plant Asbestos Exposure
- CertainTeed — Milan OH Plant Asbestos Exposure
- General Electric — Evendale OH Aircraft Engines Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Johns-Manville — Norwood OH Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Owens-Corning — Fostoria Kaylo Plant #1 OH Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Owens-Corning — Newark Fiberglas and Kaylo Shipping OH Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Owens-Corning — Toledo HQ and R&D Fiberglas OH Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Westinghouse Electric — Mansfield Appliance Division OH Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Westinghouse Electric — Springfield Traction Motor / Lamp Division OH Plant Asbestos Exposure
- American Electric Power (AEP) / Appalachian Power — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Anchor Hocking Glass Corporation — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Ashland Petroleum / Ashland Oil — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- B.F. Goodrich Company — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- BP / British Petroleum / Standard Oil of Ohio (Sohio) / BP Amoco — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Cargill Inc. — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Chevron Corporation (Standard Oil of California / SoCal / Gulf Oil) — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Chrysler Corporation (Mopar) — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Consolidated Natural Gas / Columbia Gas — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Copperweld Corporation — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- CSX Transportation (CSX / Chessie System / Seaboard) — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Dresser Industries — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Duke Energy / Duke Power — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Company — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Ford Motor Company — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- General Dynamics Corporation — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- General Dynamics Electric Boat Quonset Point RI — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- General Motors Corporation — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Grand Trunk Western Railway — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Honeywell International (AlliedSignal / Bendix) — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Illinois Central Railroad (ICRR / ICG / CN) — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Interlake Steel Corporation — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Jones & Laughlin Steel (J&L) / LTV Steel — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Kraft Foods Corporation — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company (LOF) — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Marathon Oil / Marathon Petroleum — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Martin Marietta Materials — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Mead / Westvaco / MeadWestvaco — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Miller Brewing Company — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS / N&W / Southern Railway) — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Owens-Illinois (O-I Glass) — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Packard Motor Car Company — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- PPG Industries (Pittsburgh Plate Glass) — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Reading Railroad / Erie-Lackawanna / Lehigh Valley — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Republic Steel Corporation — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Rockwell International — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Sharon Steel & Allegheny Ludlum — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Sun Oil Company / Sunoco — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Uniroyal Inc. (U.S. Rubber) — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Valero Energy / Ultramar Diamond Shamrock / Tosco — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Wabash Railroad — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Weirton Steel Corporation — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel & Armco Steel — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- White Motor Corporation — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Worthington Industries — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company — Ohio Plant Asbestos Exposure
- City of Hamilton Municipal Power Ohio — Hamilton
- Dayton Power Light Miamisburg Ohio — Miamisburg
- Cleveland Container Co. — Cleveland Phenolic Paper Tube Plant Cleveland Ohio — Cleveland
- Durez Plastics — Kenton Phenolic Compound Plant Kenton Ohio — Kenton
- General Electric Lighting — Nela Park, East Cleveland (Phenolic End User) East Cleveland Ohio — East Cleveland
- General Industries Co. — Elyria Custom Phenolic Molder Elyria Ohio — Elyria
- Hoover Company — North Canton Vacuum Cleaner Plant (Phenolic End User) North Canton Ohio — North Canton
- Plaskon Products Co. — Toledo Phenolic Compound Plant Toledo Ohio — Toledo
- Reliance Electric — Cleveland Motor Plant (Phenolic End User) Cleveland Ohio — Cleveland
- Square D Company Middletown Ohio — Middletown
- Square D Company Oxford Ohio — Oxford
- Westinghouse Electric / ABB — Cleveland Transformer Service Center Cleveland Ohio — Cleveland
- Westinghouse Mansfield Appliance Plant (Phenolic End User) Mansfield Ohio — Mansfield
- Industrial Substation Electricians steel, automotive, appliance, glass, and rubber Ohio
- AEP Ohio / FirstEnergy / Duke Energy Ohio Substation Electricians Ohio
- Chevrolet Norwood Assembly Plant: Asbestos Exposure Risk in Ohio — Norwood
- Chrysler Toledo Assembly Asbestos Exposure: Legal Options for Ohio Workers — Toledo
- Darby Power Station: Asbestos Exposure and Your Rights in Ohio — Darbyville
- Gen J M Gavin Power Plant, Cheshire, Ohio: Asbestos Exposure and Your Legal Rights — Cheshire
- GM Lordstown Complex: Asbestos Exposure and Mesothelioma Risk — Lordstown
- J M Stuart Station in Aberdeen, Ohio: Asbestos Exposure Risks and Legal Claims — Aberdeen
- Ohio Power Gavin Plant, Cheshire, Ohio: Asbestos Exposure & Mesothelioma Risk — Gallia
- PowerConneX I and II New, Springfield, Ohio: Documented Asbestos Exposure and Your Rights — New Carlisle
- Middletown Works - Armco / AK Steel Middletown Ohio — Middletown
- Cleveland Electric Illuminating Avon Lake Station Avon Lake Ohio — Avon Lake
- Dow Chemical - Marietta Ohio — Marietta
- Gavin Power Plant Cheshire Ohio — Cheshire
- Inland Steel Newburgh Heights Processing Newburgh Heights Ohio — Newburgh Heights
- Midland-Ross Corporation Cleveland Industrial Cleveland Ohio — Cleveland
- Standard Oil Sohio Lima Refinery Lima Ohio — Lima
- Hoover Company North Canton Vacuum Plant North Canton Ohio — North Canton
- Union Carbide Marietta Chemical Plant Marietta Ohio — Marietta
- Electric Auto-Lite Toledo Parts Plant Toledo Ohio — Toledo
- Ford Motor Lima Engine Plant Lima Ohio — Lima
- Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Toledo Plant Toledo Ohio — Toledo
- Mead Corporation Chillicothe Paper MILL Chillicothe Ohio — Chillicothe
- National Distillers Marietta Chemical Plant Marietta Ohio — Marietta
- Sherwin-Williams Cleveland Manufacturing Cleveland Ohio — Cleveland
- Chrysler Twinsburg Stamping Plant Twinsburg Ohio — Twinsburg
- U.S. Steel McDonald Works McDonald Ohio — McDonald
- Champion Enterprises Delphos Ohio — Delphos
- FirstEnergy West Lorain Power Station — Lorain
- Greenville Electric Generating Station — Greenville
- Toledo Edison Bay Shore Power Plant Toledo Ohio — Toledo
- Bluegrass Power Station | Jeffersonville — Jeffersonville
- Cleveland Municipal Court Building Renovation Cleveland Ohio — Cleveland
- FirstEnergy Sammis Plant Stratton Ohio — Stratton
- National Refractories & Minerals Various Ohio
- Ohio State University Renovation Projects Columbus Ohio — Columbus
- Youngstown State University Youngstown Ohio — Youngstown
- Ferro Corporation Cleveland Ohio — Cleveland
- Case Western Reserve University Cleveland Ohio — Cleveland
- Ohio Edison Niles Plant Decommission Niles Ohio — Niles
- WCI Steel Warren Ohio — Warren
- Timken Steel Canton Ohio — Canton
- Apollo Power Generation Facility — Middleton
- Troy Energy Power Station — Luckey
- Guernsey Power Station | Byesville — Byesville
- Haverhill North Cogeneration Facility — Franklin Furnace
- Chestnut Run Energy Power Station | Washington — Washington Court House
- Burger Plant | Shadyside, OH — Shadyside
- AEP Cardinal Power Plant Brilliant Ohio — Brilliant
- Akron Public Schools Demolition Akron Ohio — Akron
- Arcelormittal Cleveland Power Station — Cleveland
- Ashtabula Power Station | Ashtabula — Ashtabula
- Avon Lake Power Station — Avon Lake
- B.F. Goodrich Akron (tire Manufacturing) Akron Ohio — Akron
- Babcock & Wilcox Barberton Plant Work Barberton Ohio — Barberton
- Beckjord Generating Station | New Richmond, OH | Duke Energy Ohio — New Richmond
- BlueScope North Star Steel Plant — Delta
- Carroll County Energy Power Station — Carrollton
- Charter Steel Cleveland Plant — Cuyahoga Heights
- Chillicothe Paper Power Plant — Chillicothe
- Clean Energy Future-Lordstown Power Station — Lordstown
- Cleveland Public Schools Buildings Cleveland Ohio — Cleveland
- Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Steel Plant — Cleveland
- Columbia Gas Transmission Columbus Ohio — Columbus
- Conesville Power Plant | Conesville — Conesville
- Dana Inc. Toledo Ohio — Toledo
- Darby Power Station — Mount Sterling
- Dicks Creek Power Station — Monroe
- Dresden Energy Facility | Dresden — Dresden
- Eastlake Power Plant | Eastlake — Eastlake
- Ford Sandusky Ohio — Sandusky
- Fremont Energy Center | Fremont — Fremont
- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Akron Ohio — Akron
- Hamilton Municipal Electric Plant | Hamilton, OH | City Of Hamilton (Ohio — Hamilton
- Hutchings Station | Miamisburg, OH — Miamisburg
- Jeep Toledo Ohio — Toledo
- Killen Generating Station | Manchester, OH | AES Ohio — Manchester
- Lincoln Electric Cleveland Ohio — Cleveland
- Marathon Petroleum Findlay Ohio — Findlay
- Metallus Harrison Steel Plant — Canton
- Miami Fort Station | North — North Bend
- Muskingum River Plant | Beverly — Beverly
- Niles Plant | Niles, OH — Niles
- Ohio State University Campus Buildings Columbus Ohio — Columbus
- Oregon Clean Energy Center Oregon Oh.md — Oregon
- Owens Corning Fiberglas Toledo Ohio — Toledo
- Packard Electric Division GM Warren Ohio — Warren
- Picway Power Plant | Lockbourne — Lockbourne
- Waterford Power Station | Waterford — Waterford
- PowerConneX I and II New — New Albany
- Republic Steel Youngstown Ohio — Youngstown
- Richard H. Gorsuch Generating Station — Marietta
- Robert P Mone Plant — Convoy
- Sammis Plant | Stratton, OH — Stratton
- South Field Energy Power Station — Wellsville
- Standard Products Sandusky Ohio — Sandusky
- Canton Repository Building Renovation Canton Ohio — Canton
- General James M Gavin — Cheshire
- TRW Inc. Euclid Ohio — Euclid
- University Of Cincinnati Facilities Cincinnati Ohio — Cincinnati
- Vallourec Star Youngstown Steel Plant — Youngstown
- W H Sammis | OH — Stratton
- Washington Energy Facility Ohio — Beverly
- Woodsdale Power Station | Trenton — Trenton
- Youngstown Municipal Hospital Demolition Youngstown Ohio — Youngstown
- Youngstown Sheet And Tube Demolition Youngstown Ohio — Youngstown
- Ford Lorain Assembly Lorain Ohio — Lorain
- Combustion Engineering Akron Ohio — Akron
- CPV Oregon Energy Center Power Station — Oregon
- Rolling Hills Generating Power Station — Wilkesville
- Richland Power Station | Defiance — Defiance
- Hanging Rock Energy Facility — Ironton
- Madison Power Station | Trenton — Trenton
- JSW Steel USA Ohio — Mingo Junction
- Kyger Creek Station | Cheshire, OH | Ohio — Cheshire
- Lake Shore Plant | Cleveland — Cleveland
- National Rubber Workers Facilities Akron Ohio — Akron
- Long Ridge Energy Terminal Power — Hannibal
- Middletown Energy Center | Middletown — Middletown
- Parker Hannifin Cleveland Ohio — Cleveland
- Stuart Generating Station | Aberdeen, OH | AES Ohio — Aberdeen
- Zimmer Generating Station | Moscow — Moscow
- Gen J M Gavin — Cheshire
- Cincinnati Gas & Electric Zimmer Station Moscow Ohio — Moscow
Map shows 197 documented Ohio industrial, chemical, and refinery exposure sites. Click any marker to visit the site's full report.
Ohio Industrial & Chemical Sites
Procter & Gamble in Ohio — Cincinnati, Ivorydale, St. Bernard, Lima & Winton Hill
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Babcock & Wilcox — Alliance Ohio Works in Alliance OH
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were allegedly …
Babcock & Wilcox — Barberton Ohio Works in Barberton OH
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were …
Babcock & Wilcox — Cambridge Ohio Works in Cambridge OH
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were …
CertainTeed — Milan Plant in Milan OH
Plaintiffs have alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were allegedly exposed to …
General Electric — Aircraft Engines Plant in Evendale (Cincinnati) OH
Plaintiffs allegedly, in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation, were …
Johns-Manville — Norwood Plant in Norwood, Ohio
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were allegedly exposed to …
Owens-Corning — Kaylo Plant #1 in Fostoria OH
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Owens-Corning — Newark Fiberglas and Kaylo Shipping Plant in Newark OH
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they …
Owens-Corning — Toledo HQ and R&D Fiberglas Complex in Toledo OH
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were …
Westinghouse Electric — Mansfield Appliance Division in Mansfield OH
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were …
Westinghouse Electric — Springfield Traction Motor / Lamp Division in Springfield OH
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death …
American Electric Power (AEP) / Appalachian Power — Plants in Ohio
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were …
Anchor Hocking Glass Corporation — Plants in Ohio
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were exposed to …
Ashland Petroleum / Ashland Oil — Plants in Ohio
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were exposed to asbestos …
B.F. Goodrich Company — Plants in Ohio
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were exposed to asbestos while …
BP / British Petroleum / Standard Oil of Ohio (Sohio) / BP Amoco — Plants in Ohio
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation …
Cargill Inc. — Plants in Ohio
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were exposed to asbestos while working at …
Chevron Corporation (Standard Oil of California / SoCal / Gulf Oil) — Plants in Ohio
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death …
Chrysler Corporation (Mopar) — Plants in Ohio
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were exposed to asbestos …
Consolidated Natural Gas / Columbia Gas — Plants in Ohio
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were exposed to …
Copperweld Corporation — Plants in Ohio
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were exposed to asbestos while …
CSX Transportation (CSX / Chessie System / Seaboard) — Plants in Ohio
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they …
Dresser Industries — Plants in Ohio
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were exposed to asbestos while …
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