Massachusetts Mesothelioma Information

Massachusetts is a small but densely populated state. The Massachusetts economy was originally based on agriculture and fishing, but manufacturing became central during the industrial revolution. While general and financial services are now the largest contributors to its economy, Massachusetts is still home to many manufacturing industries. Some manufactures include electronics, electrical equipment, heavy machinery, technical instruments, plastics, paper products, tools, metals, rubber products, and jewelry. The prevalence of heavy industry is reflected in the high rates of occupational diseases found in residents. Many Massachusetts workers have been exposed to asbestos and are therefore at risk for diseases like mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis.

According to records kept by the federal government, at least 1,355 people in Massachusetts were killed by mesothelioma or asbestosis between 1979 and 2001. The actual number of asbestos deaths is likely much higher, since mesothelioma is often misdiagnosed and many fatalities may have been attributed to other causes. Furthermore, the federal government did not officially track mesothelioma as a cause of death until 1999, at which point reported mesothelioma fatalities more than doubled. This figure also does not include those who died from lung cancer caused by asbestos. Some estimates indicate that five to ten thousand people died annually from lung cancer caused by asbestos over that time period. Many of those who died were exposed to asbestos at work. Mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis can take decades to develop, and unsuspecting victims continue to be diagnosed.

If your loved one has developed a serious asbestos-related illness, he or she may be eligible to receive financial compensation. Contact our Massachusetts mesothelioma attorneys for legal advice today.

Possible Asbestos Exposure Worksites in Massachusetts

Some of the worksites in Massachusetts that have been associated with asbestos exposure, and consequently mesothelioma and asbestosis, are listed below:

Abington

• Abington Fire Station

Acushnet

• Acushnet Gas Pipes
• Acushnet Telephone Building

Amherst

• Amherst College
• University of Massachusetts

Andover

• Andover School
• Fishbrook Pumping Station

Attleboro

• American Sisalkraft Corporation
• Bruce Diamond Company
• General Instruments
• Manufacturing Company
• National Guard Armory
• Sweet Manufacturing
• Bruce Diamond Company
• Texas Instruments
• Thompson Chemical Attleboro
• Tells Manufacturing

Barnstable

• Barnstable Maritime Academy
• Barnstable Power Plant

Bedford

• Bedford Airport
• Hanscom Air Force Base

Boston

• Algonquin Gas
• Amstar Corporation
• Atlantic Shipyard
• Balco Maintenance, Inc.
• Boston Edison
• Boston Navy Yard
• Boston Telephone Building
• Logan Airport
• Mobil Oil Refinery
• Sithe Mystic Station Power Plant

Bridgewater

• Bridgewater Armory
• Bridgewater College
• Bridgewater Firehouse
• Bridgewater Powerhouse

Brockton

• Brockton Gas Company
• Brockton Sewage Treatment Plant
• Brockton Telephone Building

Buzzards Bay

• Buzzards Bay Maritime Academy

Cambridge

• Cambridge Gas
• Harvard University
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Canton

• Canton Telephone Building
• Instron Company

Charlestown

• American Sugar Refinery Company
• Charlestown Navy Yard

Chicopee

• Chicopee Powerhouse
• Chicopee Manufacturing
• Westover Air Reserve Base

Dalton

• Crane Paper Company

Danvers

• Chemical Development Corporation
• Massachusetts Electric

Dartmouth

• Dartmouth Sewage Treatment Plant
• Smith College

Dighton

• American Chemical
• Dighton Powerhouse
• Dighton Town Hall
• Harodite Mills
• ICI Chemical

East Boston

• Broomfield Shipyard
• Transitron, Inc.

East Bridgewater

• BPM Warehouse

Chicopee

• Chicopee Powerhouse
• Chicopee Manufacturing
• Westover Air Reserve Base

Easton

• Easton Fire Station
• Easton Police Station

Everett

• Beacon Oil
• Esso Refinery
• Everett Power Station
• Boston Gas Company
• Monsanto Chemical

Fair Haven

• Fairhaven Telephone
• Teston Electric

Fall River

• Aluminum Process Company
• Arkwright Finishing
• Arkwright Mills
• Berkshire Mills
• Bristol Knitting Mills
• Davis Mills
• Fall River Boiler Works
• Fall River Gas Company
• Fall River Mill
• Fall River Old Municipal Garage
• Fall River Powerhouse
• Fall River Shipyard
• Fall River Telephone Company
• Firestone Rubber
• Pioneer Mill
• Shell Oil
• Swan Finishing

Falmouth

• Otis Air Force Base

Fitchburg

• Crocker Burbank Paper Mill
• Fitchburg Airport
• Fitchburg Gas Company
• Fitchburg Paper Mill
• Fitchburg Powerhouse

Foxboro

• Foxboro Company
• Foxboro Control Manufacturing Company
• Foxboro Instruments

Framingham

• Framingham Bus Company
• Framingham Gas Works
• Framingham Telephone Building
• General Motors

Freetown

• Algonquin Gas
• Humble Oil Company
• Polaroid Freetown
• Thompson Chemical

Gardner

• Gardner Telephone & Telegram

Hingham

• Kaiser-Fraser Shipyard

Holyoke

• American Pad & Paper
• Holyoke Gas & Power Company
• Holyoke Paper Mill
• Mt. Tom Power Plant
• US Royal Tires

Hyannis

• Cape & Vineyard Electric
• Hyannis Airport
• Hyannis Telephone Company

Indian Orchard

• Indian Orchard Powerhouse
• Monsanto Chemical

Lynn

• General Electric
• Lynn Powerhouse

Mansfield

• Mansfield Bleachery
• Mansfield Powerhouse
• Waste Water Plant
• Nabisco Chocolate Factory
• Reinhold Chemical
• United Biscuit & Chocolate

Marlborough

• Marlborough Sewage Treatment Plant

Middleboro

• Middleboro Brick
• Middleboro Waste Treatment

Nantucket

• Nantucket Island Powerhouse
• Nantucket Island Towers
• Nantucket Navy Base

New Bedford

• New Bedford Airport
• New Bedford Gas Company
• New Bedford Powerhouse
• New Bedford Sewage Treatment Plant
• New Bedford Telephone
• Raytheon Company
• Wamsutta Mills

Norwood

• Northrop Company
• Nortronics Corporation
• Polaroid
• Raytheon Company

Plainfield

• Campanelli & Cardi Construction
• Plainfield Gas Tanks

Plymouth

• Pilgrim Nuclear Powerhouse
• Plymouth Nuclear Plant
• Plymouth Telephone

Quincy

• Bethlehem Steel Dock
• Fore River Shipyard
• General Dynamics
• Proctor & Gamble Company
• Quincy Powerhouse
• Quincy Shipyard

Sandwich

• Sandwich Powerhouse
• Sandwich Telephone

Seekonk

• Apex Chemical
• Tower Ironworks

Somerset

• Brayton Point Powerhouse
• Montaup Electric
• Somerset Powerhouse
• Somerset Water Treatment Plant

Springfield

• Massachusetts Electric
• Monsanto Chemical
• Scott Paper
• Springfield Armory
• Springfield Gas Company
• Springfield Powerhouse
• Springfield Telephone

Taunton

• Coppercraft Guild
• Crown Wire
• General Electric
• Hercules
• Robinson Company
• Taunton Sewage Plant
• Taunton Telephone & Telegram
• Taunton Telephone Garage

Truro

• Otis Air Force Base
• Truro Radar Station

Waltham

• Brandeis University
• Donnelly Manufacturing Company
• Polaroid

Westfield

• Strathmore Paper Company
• Westfield Trade School

Weymouth

• Boston Edison Edgar Station
• Weymouth Powerhouse

Worcester

• Graton & Knight Leather Tannery
• Holy Cross University
• Norton Abrasives
• U.S. Steel
• Worcester Electric
• Worcester Gas
• Worcester Powerhouse
• Worcester Sewage Treatment Plant
• Worcester Telegram
• Worcester Textile

Massachusetts Mesothelioma Treatment Centers

Contact the treatment centers below to learn more about the causes of mesothelioma, mesothelioma symptoms, and mesothelioma treatment options.

Brigham & Women's Hospital

Division of Thoracic Surgery
75 Francis Street
Boston, MA 02115
617-732-5500

Dana Farber Cancer Institute

44 Binney Street
Boston, MA 02115
617-732-3000

Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center

330 Brookline Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
617-735-2000

Lahey Clinic Medical Center

Mall Road
Burlington, MA 01805
781-273-5100

Massachusetts General Hospital

Thoracic Oncology Center
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114
617-726-2000

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