New York Mesothelioma Information
New York is the third most populous state in the union, and it has the second largest economy. Statewide, manufacturing industries have declined somewhat in recent years. However, New York has traditionally had a strong manufacturing presence. During the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, many industrial workers were exposed to asbestos on jobsites. Furthermore, New York has many tradesmen, including construction workers, electricians, plumbers, and pipefitters, that have been exposed to asbestos while performing their jobs. Decades later, some of these workers have developed asbestosis or, worse, mesothelioma.
According to figures provided by the federal government, at least 2,626 New Yorkers died from mesothelioma or asbestosis between 1979 and 2001. This number does not include deaths from lung cancer, which can be caused by asbestos exposure. Furthermore, this data underestimates the number of mesothelioma deaths, as mesothelioma is often misdiagnosed and wasn't officially tracked as a cause of death until 1999. Since symptoms of mesothelioma often take decades to manifest, many individuals who were exposed in the 60s and 70s are still at risk.
Possible Asbestos Exposure Worksites in New York
Some of the worksites in New York that have been associated with asbestos exposure, and consequently mesothelioma, asbestosis, and lung cancer, are listed below:
Albany
- Albany Power Plant
- Albany Steam Station
- Beacon Oil
- Cibro Petroleum
- Glenmont Power Station
- Niagara Mohawk Powerhouse
- Sheridan Ave. Steam Station
Ardsley
- Geigy Chemical Corp.
- Stouffer Chemical
Astoria
- Astoria Powerhouse
- Con Edison Powerhouse
Bethpage
- Donaldson Acoustic Co.
- Grumman Aircraft
Bronx
- Atlas Sheet Metal
- Co-op City Powerhouse
- Hill Gate Generation Station 1
- National Gypsum
- Royal Sheet Metal
- U.S. Gypsum Plant
Brooklyn
- Brooklyn Navy Shipyard
- Brooklyn Navy Yard
- Brooklyn Oil Terminal
- Brooklyn Piers
- Brooklyn Union Gas Co.
- Brooklyn Yard
- Bethlehem Shipyard
- Canarsie Waste Disposal Plant
- Consolidated Shipyard
- Edison Power House
- Hudson Ave. Powerhouse
- Kent Ave. Powerhouse
- Marine Basin Shipyard
- Mobil Oil, Greenpoint
- Pfizer Chemical Plant
- Police Station, Snyder Ave.
- Todd Shipyard
Buchanan
- Con Ed Nuclear Plant
- Georgia Pacific
- Indian Point Powerhouse
Buffalo
- Food Machinery Corp.
- Hooker Chemical Plant
Cohoes
- Cohoes Manufacturing Plant
- Mohawk Paper Company
Elmira
- General Electric
- New York Telephone Building
Elmsford
- Elmsford Construction
- Union Carbide
Farmingdale
- Grumman Aircraft
- Republic Aircraft Plant
Harriman
- Chemical Building
- Nepair Chemical
- Para Chemical Plant
Haverstraw
- Bowline Powerhouse
- Chemical Company
- Haverstraw Powerhouse
- Tomkins Cove Powerhouse
Hudson
- Hudson Cement Factory
- Universal Atlas Cement Co.
Indian Point
- Con Ed Nuclear Power Plant
- Indian Pt. Nuclear Power Plant
Ithaca
- Cayuga Power Station
- Cornell Steam Station
- Ithaca Powerhouse
- Milliken Station
Long Island
- Consolidated Sheet Metal Work
- Fairchild Aircraft Industries
- German Aircraft Corp.
- Grumman Aero Space
- Northport Powerhouse
- Ravenswood Powerhouse
- West Hampton Missile Base
Long Island City
- Long Island Lighting Company
- Penn Powerhouse
- Ravenswood Powerhouse
- Shoreham Power Station
- Standard Motor Products
- Union Carbide
Manhattan
- Allied Chemical Building
- American Radiator Co.
- Chemical Bank NY Trust Co.
- Con Edison Excavation Work
- Con Edison Powerhouse
- Department of Public Works
- East End Electric
- Exxon Building
- General Electric Building
- General Motors Building
- Graphite Reactor Building
- Greyhound Terminal Port Authority
- Grumman Aircraft Corp.
- Hellgate Powerhouse
- Hoffman-LaRoche Pharmaceuticals
- Houston Street Pumphouse
- Irving Place Powerhouse
- JFK Airport
- Northeast Utilities
- NYC Telephone
- NY Port Authority
- Piers
- Port Authority Facility
- Union Carbide Building , 32 E. 42nd St.
- US Steel Building, Broadway & Liberty St.
- Waterside Powerhouse
- West Point Powerhouse
- World Trade Center
Newburgh
- Danskammer Powerhouse
- National Gypsum Plant
- Roseton Powerhouse
Northport
- LILCO Powerhouse
- Northport Powerhouse
Ontario
- Ginna Nuclear Power Plant
Oswego
- Fitzpatrick Power Plant
- IBM Plant
- Nine Mile One Nuclear Plant
- Nine Mile Two Nuclear Plant
- Oswego Powerhouse
- Oswego Steam Station
Peekskill
- Atomic Power Station
- Con Edison Nuclear Power House
Purchase
- American Can Company
- Nestle
- SUNY Purchase
- Texaco Oil Building
Queens
- Astoria Power House
- Construction Sheet Metal
- Kennedy Airport
- LaGuardia Airport
- Ravenswood Powerhouse
- Rikers Island Prison
- Simpson Metal Industries
Riverhead
- Air Force Airport
- NY State Armory
- Riverhead State Armory
Rochester
- Beebee Station
- Kodak
- Oden Bach Shipyard
- Russell Station
Roslyn
- KI Lighting Co.
- Long Island Lighting Co.
Selkirk
- Arco Gas Co.
- GE Plastic
Staten Island
- Arthur Kill Powerhouse
- Astoria Power Plant
- Bethlehem Steel Co.
- Con Ed Powerhouse
- Dista Gas
- Hess Refinery
- Proctor Gamble
- Staten Island Powerhouse
- Travis Powerhouse
Stony Point
- Tomkins Cove Powerhouse
- US Gypsum Plant, Grassy Point
Ticonderoga
- International Paper Mill
- Ticonderoga Paper Mill
Westchester
- Grasslands Powerhouse
- Union Carbide
- Westchester County Prison Powerhouse
White Plains
- AT&T Telephone Co.
- Housing Development
- Indian Point Powerhouse
- Nestle
- Roslyn Powerhouse
- White Plains Asphalt Plant
- White Plains Bell Telephone
Yonkers
- New York Telephone
- Walt Whitman Jr. High School
- Western Electric
If you worked at one of these jobsites and have been diagnosed with lung cancer, please contact our New York mesothelioma attorneys right away.
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