About Asbestos Exposure in Kansas
Thousands of workers in Kansas 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
- Apco Oil Refinery
- Total Refinery
- Kansas City Flying Service
- Mobil Oil
- Northern Propane
- Ash Grove Cement
- Co-Op Refinery
- Sherwin-Williams
- Colby Redemix Concrete Co.
- Kansas Gas & Electric
- Hercules Ammo Plant
- Arthur B. Myr Sheet Metal
- Mayrath Machinery Company, Inc.
- My-D Han-D Manufacturing, Inc.
- Pike Machine Shop
- Speed King Manufacturing Co., Inc.
- T and R Mink Ranch
- Getty Oil
- Mitchell Oil Co.
- Pester Refinery
- Skelly Oil
- Texaco/Skelly Refinery
- Wolf Milling Company
- Quaker Oats Co.
- Sunflower Power Plant
- Arthur Mulligan Power Plant
- Claire Concrete Block Co.
- The Farmer Grain & Supply Co.
- Monarch Cement Co.
- Western Supply Co.
- Iowa Beef Packing
- General Motors
- International Boilermaker, NTL
- Metro Truck Service
- Omega Concrete
- Owens Corning
- Phillips Petroleum Co.
- Quindaro Power
- Steel Plate Corp.
- Tollie Freightways. Inc.
- Kansas City Power & Light Power Plant
- Lacyne Power House
- COOP Power Plant
- Co-Op Refinery
- FMC Fertilizer Plant
- Kansas University
- Missouri Valley Construction
- City Wide Maintenance Company, Inc.
- Performance Contracting, Inc.
- Walker Oil Co., Inc.
- Honey Bee Factory
- Kansas State University
- COOP Refinery
- NCRA Refinery
- Marley Cooling Tower Co.
- American Oil
- Kansas City Aviation Center
- Empire District Power Plant
- Empire Electric
- Koss Construction Company
- United Construction Company
- Crystalline Pools, Inc.
- Midwest Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
- Owens Corning Fiberglas
- Powers Regulator Co.
- S-G Metals Industries
- Spencer Reed Group, Inc.
- W.G. Brown Trucking
- Vickers Refinery
- Union Pacific Railway Co.
- Empire District Electric
- Koninklijke Phillips Electronics
- Phillips Lighting Co.
- Shers Construction
- Longwill Scott, Inc.
- Kansas City Power & Light Power Plant
- Jack Construction Co.
- DuPont
- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
- Santa Fe RR
- Stormont Vail Hospital
- VA Hospital
- Sprint Communications Company
- Buckley Construction
- Cessna Aircraft Co.
- Derby Refinery
- Hawker Beechcraft Corporation
- Insulation Industries Inc
- Koch Fuels, Inc.
- M & S Tool Co.
- Vulcan Chemicals
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 →