About Asbestos Exposure in Massachusetts
Thousands of workers in Massachusetts 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
- Fulton Railing, Inc.
- Essex Sand & Gravel
- Philips Electronics North American Corporation
- Narragansett High School
- Eastern Refractories
- AC Leathers
- Arrow Packing Co.
- Boston Latin School
- Central Electric Power Cooperative
- Coombs Electric
- Endicott & Colby Temporaries
- Goldsmith Leathers
- Harbor Point Housing
- Helco Electric
- Lawrence Leathers Division of Swift & Company
- S M Corporation
- Stone & Webster Construction
- VA Medical Center
- Cambridge Hospital
- Cambridge School
- T B C I Corp.
- New England Insulation
- O'Connor Constructors, Inc.
- Plymouth Rubber Plant
- ASB of Portland, Inc.
- Essex Sand and Gravel
- Northeastern Drywall, Inc.
- Bethlehem Steel
- Bethlehem Steel Shipyard
- Jefferson Construction
- Foxboro Company
- Thurstons Garage
- Monsanto Company
- Lemuel Shattuck Hospital
- Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
- G & D General Contractors, Inc.
- George Moreau General Contract
- Jo-Gal Shoe Company, Inc.
- Lucien Garage
- Northeast Aluminum, Inc.
- Pelletier Home Improvement
- Servco
- Kimberly Clark Paper Mill
- Mead Morart Mill
- Southern Berkshire Welding
- Industrial Welding, Inc.
- Kimberly Clark Columbia Mill
- D C Heath & Company
- Martin Welding
- Scannell Boiler Works
- General Electric
- Jean Pierre Construction
- Greylock Mill
- Anders Electronics
- RCA Electronics
- Eastern Refractories Company, Inc.
- Abcock Borsig Power, Inc.
- Chelsea Industries
- Peabody Public Schools
- Bethlehem Steel
- General Dynamics
- Conrad Construction
- Mead Laurel Mill
- Mead Willow Mill
- May Wells School
- Burgers Package Store, Inc.
- Liberty Ice & Fuel Co.
- Manpower Inc. of Springfield
- Wakefield Engineering
- Hyperion Industries
- Macalaster Scientific Corp.
- Essex Sand and Gravel
- VA Medical Center
- Plastic Packaging Corp.
- Strathmore Paper Co Corp.
- BASF
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 →