Washington Mesothelioma Information

Washington State is the 15th largest state in the US in terms of population. Washington ranks eighth, however, in the number of deaths caused by asbestos (from 1979 through 2001). This statistic includes deaths from both asbestosis and mesothelioma. The high rate is likely due to the nature of some industries prevalent in the Pacific Northwest. Washington has numerous shipyards based in the Puget Sound, lumber mills, pulp factories, chemical plants, oil refineries, and aluminum mills. Many of these industries have been known to make use of asbestos materials. Workers in such industries often have a higher risk of developing mesothelioma.

Between 1979 and 2001, at least 1,730 people in Washington State died from asbestosis or mesothelioma (reported to the federal government as the cause of death). The actual number of asbestos related deaths is likely much higher, however, as this figure does not include deaths from lung cancer caused by asbestos exposure. Furthermore, the federal government did not even start tracking mesothelioma as a cause of death until 1999.

If your loved one has been diagnosed with an asbestos-related illness, a Washington mesothelioma lawyer can help.

Possible Asbestos Exposure Sites in Washington

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

Anacortes

  • Equilon
  • Puget Sound Refining Company
  • Shell Oil Refinery
  • Tesoro West Coast
  • Texaco Oil Refinery

Bremerton

  • Bremerton Naval Shipyard
  • Puget Sound Naval Shipyard

Centralia

  • Washington Public Power Plant

Cherry Point

  • ARCO Oil Refinery
  • INTALCO Aluminum

Ferndale

  • Atlantic Richfield
  • INTALCO Aluminum
  • Mobil Oil TOSCO Northwest
  • Tosco Refining

Goldendale

  • Columbia Aluminum
  • Harvey Aluminum
  • Martin-Marietta Corporation

Hanford

  • FFTF Nuclear Power Plant

Kennewick

  • Chevron Chemical Plant
  • UNOCAL Chemical Plant

Longview

  • Reynolds Metals Aluminum Plant

Port Angeles

  • Voyage Repair Station Port Angeles

Richland

  • Fast Flex Test Facility
  • Hanford Nuclear Facility
  • Washington Nuclear Project 2

Satsup

  • Washington Public Power Plant (nuclear)

Seattle

  • Puget Sound Bridge Yards
  • Chevron Cracking Plant
  • Duwamish Shipyard
  • Lockheed Shipyard
  • Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
  • TODD Shipyard

Spokane

  • Fairchild Air Force Base
  • Kaiser Aluminum

Tacoma

  • Kaiser Aluminum
  • Sound Refining
  • Tacoma Boat & Drydock
  • Tacoma Municipal
  • US Oil and Refining

Vancouver

  • Alcoa Aluminum Plant
  • Kaiser Shipyard
  • Vancouver Shipyard (Kaiser)

Wellpinit

  • Midnite Uranium Mine

Wenatchee

  • Alcoa Aluminum Plant
  • Dow Chemical Plant

If you worked at one of these jobsites and have been diagnosed with lung cancer, please contact a Washington mesothelioma attorney right away.

Washington Mesothelioma Treatment Centers

Some medical centers specialize in treatment of mesothelioma. Below is the contact information for one of the leading mesothelioma treatment centers in Washinton State.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

1124 Columbia Street
Seattle, WA 98104
206-667-5000

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