About Asbestos Exposure in Florida
Thousands of workers in Florida 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
- Rizzo Waterproofing Corp.
- Central Maloney Transformer
- Avon Park Power House
- Bonnie Mine
- New Wales Mine
- Phosphate Mine
- Sandler & Sons Dental Supply Company
- Boyce Company
- Cape Canaveral Power Plant
- Crystal River Powerhouse
- Michael Construction Co.
- Bigham Insulation & Supply Co., Inc.
- Johnston Road Builders
- Labor Pool of Dade County
- Norrell Services, Inc.
- Gardinier Mine
- Atlantic Fire Sprinkler
- Calusa Mechanical Contractors
- Kepple Fire Sprinkler
- Sprint Telephone Co.
- Hutchinson Island Nuclear
- Carroll Construction
- National Roofing & Painting Corp.
- Capeletti Brothers, Inc.
- Conger Construction Co.
- Ultimate Building Corp.
- Stark Construction Co.
- Arlington Salvage and Wrecker
- Atlantic Dry Dock Corp.
- Commercial Electric Co.
- Deverre Fiberglass
- Gayco Electric Co.
- Haskell Company
- IND-MAR Diesel
- King Edwards Cigar Factory
- Miller Electric Co.
- Paxson Electric Company
- Ryder Truck Lines, Inc.
- S.S. Jacobs Co.
- Southern Electric Co.
- Tompkins Beckwith, Inc.
- Volcan Steel Corp.
- Lee County Mosquito
- NCR Corporation
- General Electric Co.
- Lakeland General Hospital
- Lakeland Power House
- Martin Marietta Technologies
- Tysinger Welding
- Earl C. Wooley Electrical
- Electric Construction Co.
- ABC Awnings
- ABC Business Form
- Aero Cast Aircraft & Commercial Casting
- Aerodex
- Appco Automotive
- Dade City Hospital
- Eastern Airlines
- Miami Herald Newspaper
- Miami Masonry, Inc.
- Palmers Roofing Co.
- TA Peffer Construction Co.
- Terrazzo Tile Contractors
- Wolard Aircraft Equipment Co.
- Bonnie Mine
- Mobil Chemical Company Mine
- Mulberry Phosphates
- Royster Mine
- Tech Electric, Inc.
- Phosphate Plant
- City of Ocala Garage
- Deltona Corp.
- Oldsmar Power House
- Conditioned Air of Florida
- Bill Put Drywall
- C.L. Nelson Drywall
- Chadwell Drywall
- Walt Disney Parks & Resorts US, Inc.
- Estes Ingram Foels & Gibbs PA
- Magnolia School
- Orlando Utilities
- Sonny's Drywall
- International Paper Company
- Tommy Armel Building Co.
- Able Body
- Action Labor
- Pate Stevedore Co.
- Water & Sewage Treatment Plant
- Asbestos Insulating Co. Inc.
- W.R. Grace Mine
- Bay Steel Corp.
- Sanford Powerhouse
- Alert Fire Sprinkler
- Premier Insulations, Inc.
- Reed Mechanical Insulation
- Agrico Mine
- St. Augustine High School
- Delta Terrazzo, Inc.
- Midwestern Constructors
- St. Petersburg Power House
- Weedon Island Powerplant
- ABC Electric, Inc.
- A A A Aluminum Stamping, Inc.
- Acetogen Gas of Florida
- Adamo Insulations, Inc.
- Aetna Steel
- American Ship Building Co.
- Anheuser Busch Brewery
- Atlantic-Gahagan Dredging
- Big Bend Powerhouse
- Blackpoint Powerhouse
- Continental Towing
- Florida Tile
- Ken Robinson of Florida, Inc.
- Lykes Bros Inc. & Subsidiaries
- Marine Insulation
- Miller Electric of Florida
- Nutri-Sol Chemical Co.
- Phosphate Mines
- R J Gould Welding & Erecting
- St. Philip Coastal Towing Co.
- Tampa Airport
- Tampa Armature Works
- Tampa Electric Co.
- Tampa General Hospital
- Tampa Ship Repair & Drydock Co.
- Tampa Shipyard
- TECO Gannon
- The Howard P. Foley Company
- W.D. Electric
- Williams Co. of Tampa
- Tice Powerhouse
- Indian River Powerhouse
- Caterpillar
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.
Learn about legal options →