Michigan Mesothelioma Information
While the State of Michigan is famous for producing automobiles, many other products are also manufactured there. Indeed, although Michigan is responsible for a third of the nation's automobile output, over half of the state's manufacturing output is not related to the auto industry. Overall, manufacturing accounts for approximately 30 percent of the state's gross domestic product (GDP); more than double that of any other economic sector. The most important Michigan manufactures include automobiles, trucks, transportation equipment, machinery, metals, chemicals, paper and food products. While manufacturing has been the backbone of Michigan's economy, heavy industries have taken a toll on the health of some workers.
In the twentieth century, many manufacturing worksites were common sources of asbestos exposure. When an individual inhales a sufficient quantity of airborne asbestos fibers, he or she may eventually develop mesothelioma, lung cancer, or asbestosis. As a result, many industrial occupations have been linked to an increased risk of asbestos-related diseases. The dangers of asbestos were well established by the mid-1900s, but some companies did not take adequate measures to protect employees against exposure. Asbestosis, lung cancer, and mesothelioma all take years to develop; so many exposed workers were oblivious to the danger. Decades later, Michigan residents continue to be diagnosed with deadly diseases related to prior asbestos exposure.
Between 1979 and 2001, at least 1,140 Michiganders have died from mesothelioma or asbestosis. These mesothelioma/asbestosis statistics are based on death certificate records reported to the federal government, and it represents the twelfth highest total in the United States. It does not include deaths due to types of asbestos-related lung cancer, despite estimates that 5,000 to 10,000 U.S. residents die from this cause each year. Furthermore, mesothelioma is frequently misdiagnosed, and the federal government did not officially track the disease until 1999. The actual numbers of asbestos-related deaths were likely much higher than those reported for the period. Tragically, many of these deaths from mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis could have been prevented.
Possible Asbestos Exposure Worksites in Michigan
Some of the worksites in Michigan that have been associated with asbestos exposure, and consequently mesothelioma and asbestosis, are listed below:
Battle Creek
- Kellogg's Factory
Bay City
- Bay City Power Plant
- Defoe Shipbuilding Company
Dearborn
- Ford Motor Company
- Rouge Steel
- Universal Zonolite Company
Detroit
- Detroit Ball Bearing
- Chevrolet Stamping Plant
- Chrysler Plant
- Conners Creek Power Plant
- Edison Steam
- Ford Motor Company
- General Motors Gear and Axle
- Great Lakes Steel
- National Food Warehouse
- New York Central Railroad
- Packard Motor Company
- Quaker Chemical
- Selfridge Air National Guard Base
- Shatter Proof Glass
- Snyder Tool
Ecorse
- Ford Motor Plant
- Great Lakes Steel
Flint
- Chevrolet Auto Plant
- Ford Motor Company
- General Motors
- GM Engine Plant
Highland Park
- Chrysler Auto Plant
- Sears Warehouse
Kalamazoo
- Kalamazoo Power Plant
- Lakeside Refining
Monroe
- Detroit Edison Company
- Enrico Fermi Nuclear Plant
Port Huron
- Prestolite Factory
- Sulfite Paper Mill
River Rouge
- Electric Plant
- Ford Motor Company
- Sun Oil Refinery
- River Rouge Power Plant
Saginaw
- Consumers Power House
- General Motors
- Grey Iron Foundry
If you worked at one of these jobsites and have been diagnosed with lung cancer, please contact our Michigan mesothelioma lawyers right away.
Michigan Mesothelioma Treatment Centers
University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
102 Observatory Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
313-936-1831
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