About Asbestos Exposure in California
Thousands of workers in California were exposed to asbestos at industrial facilities, construction sites, shipyards, power plants, and other workplaces throughout the 20th century. Many of these companies have been held liable for asbestos exposure in lawsuits and have established bankruptcy trusts to compensate victims.
If you or a loved one worked at any of the locations listed below and have been diagnosed with mesothelioma or another asbestos-related disease, you may be eligible for compensation.
Exposure Sites by City
- Massey Energy Company
- Strategic Organizational Systems Environmental Engineering Division, Inc.
- Walt Disney Parks & Resorts US, Inc.
- HE Salzberg
- Roman Mahan Used Tires
- Bakersfield Laundry Association
- Golden State Radiator
- General Overland Auto Transport
- Shell Oil Company
- Sandpiper, M I S E, Inc.
- Disney Enterprises, Inc.
- Great Southern Paper Company
- Lake Carpet Co.
- Lange Bros. Construction Co.
- Pacific Fruit Express Railroad
- Amercon Corp.
- Leach Oil Co.
- California Automotive Retailing
- Texaco, Inc.
- Sawtelle & Rosprim Machine Shop
- USP Corp. Richfield Ranch
- Goettsch Cabinets
- Redwood Markets, Inc.
- Un Rincon, Inc.
- American Machine & Foundry
- Duber Industrial Security, Inc.
- Harbaugh Michigan Corporation
- Kaiser Steel Mill
- Kraft Foods
- Chromology Company
- Contadina Services, Inc.
- Nestle Purina
- Wards Sheet Metal, Inc.
- Aerospace Industry
- B & J Welding
- Sanderson Aircraft
- Exton Station
- Herrick Ironworks
- Sierra Army Depot
- McCormick South
- Teledyne Cast Products, Picco Div.
- Nylander's Market
- Pulse's Union Service Station
- Scotts Valley Fruit Exchange
- Bates MFG Inc.
- Certified Alloys
- FAA
- Import Dealers Service Corp.
- Imported Auto Transport, Inc.
- Johns Manville
- VA Hospital
- Atlantic Richfield Co.
- Barrett & Hilp
- Bedingfield Construction
- Bray Chemical Company
- Chevron Oil
- Consolidated Western Steel Corp.
- Emsco Derrick & Equipment
- HC Lean Rubber Co.
- Jackson Brothers
- Northrop Grumman
- Old BVP, Inc.
- Superior Sheet Metal Co., Inc.
- Union Pacific Railway Co.
- Western Geophysical Co.
- Shell Oil Company
- Oroweat Baking Co.
- U.S. Navy Exchange
- CTB McGraw Hill
- U.S. Naval Post-Grad School
- Advance Casting, Division of Fanster, Inc.
- JACO Luminous Ceilings
- Kahn Air Conditioning, Inc.
- Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp.
- Pacific Bridge Co.
- Southern Pacific RR
- Kaiser Steel
- Myers Drum Co.
- Handyman of California, Inc.
- AEF, Inc.
- Alfred Andersen Construction Company
- Hewett Packard
- Palo Alto Times
- N. Western Ind. Maintenance
- Stockmar Corp.
- Electro-Optical
- Jacobs Constructors, Inc.
- United States Bedding Co.
- Jerry's Refrigeration Inc.
- Petaluma Auto Parts, Papi Inc.
- Keenes Hardware Inc.
- York Packaging Company
- NMI Contractors
- ABC Cab
- Chevron USA, Inc.
- Chevron USA, Inc.
- Kaiser Shipyard #3
- Richmond Transfer and Storage
- United Airlines
- Made-Rite Meat Company
- Union Pacific Railway Co.
- Agricola Furnace Co.
- Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp.
- J Schwartz & Sons, Inc.
- Mesa Jr. College
- National Service Industries, Inc.
- San Francisco Naval Shipyard
- Southern California Gas Co.
- ABC Auto Motive Co.
- American Patrol Service
- Becktal Power Corp.
- Columbia Steel Co.
- McKesson Corporation
- Pope & Talbat Inc.
- Robert Dollar Company
- Sequoia Ventures, Inc.
- Standard Oil Company
- United States Steel Corporation
- Western Men, Inc.
- North Bay Harvest, Inc.
- San Jose Mercury News
- Anchor-Hocking Glass
- Hadley
- Todd Shipyards
- Chevron USA, Inc.
- Westaff, Inc.
- Rare Steer
- SanteFe Railroad
- Marinship Corp.
- Monterey Peninsula College
- Le Pommier
- Bemis Bag
- Jeff's Appliances
- Stockmar International
- Douglas Aircraft
- Tudor Construction
- Signetics
- United Technologies Corp.
- Taft Furniture Company
- Refiners Marketing Co.
- Rankin Air Field
- United Steel
- Winreal Operating
- Independent Order of Foresters
- Blue Anchor Inc.
- Wells Insulation Co.
- Whittier Schools
- Pipeline, Inc.
- Glorietta Foods
- Litton Systems, Inc.
What to Do If You Worked at These Sites
OSHA first set workplace asbestos limits in 1971, but documented exposure at many of the sites above runs decades earlier. If you worked at any facility listed and have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, or lung cancer, a few practical steps protect both your health and any future claim. Document your work history with dates, job duties, and specific job-site locations; pull your Social Security earnings record if employers are hard to reconstruct. Gather medical records covering the diagnosis and treatment timeline. Consult an attorney who handles mesothelioma cases, since general personal injury firms rarely carry the product identification databases these claims need. File promptly: statutes of limitations vary by state and can be as short as one year from diagnosis.
Compensation Options
Workers exposed to asbestos may qualify for compensation from four sources that often run in parallel. Asbestos trust funds hold over $30 billion set aside by bankrupt manufacturers, with 60+ trusts still paying claims. Lawsuits target companies still in business whose products contributed to exposure. VA benefits apply to veterans whose exposure occurred during military service and are paid alongside any civil recovery. Workers' compensation adds another layer in states that allow occupational asbestos claims on top of tort recovery.
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