About Asbestos Exposure in New York
Thousands of workers in New York 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
- Albany Medical Center
- Arbor Hill School
- Bender Lab
- Port of Albany NY
- Saw Works Inc.
- St. Peter's Hospital
- TRI City Insulators
- University of Albany
- Ancram Mill
- IBM
- RAO Electrical Equipment Co.
- NY State Electric & Gas
- Bethlehem Steel Corporation
- D E H Demolition
- Brooklyn Naval Shipyard
- Motor Haulage Co., Inc.
- American Steamship/Reiss Steamship Co.
- Andco Inc.
- Power Plant
- United States Steel Corporation
- Beechnut Plant
- Howe's Cave Lime & Cement/Helderberg Cement/Cobleskill Stone Products
- Lehigh Cement
- Andco, Inc.
- Hudson River Pulp & Paper-International Paper
- Harly Reynolds
- Joe Swick Insulation
- White Rose Food
- Guild Molders Plastics
- L K Comstock & Co., Inc.
- Finch-Pruyn Paper Mill
- Maxson Electronics Corp.
- Ford Motor Company
- Ford Stamping Plant
- Central Islip State Hospital
- Johnson Electrical Corp.
- Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.
- Deutch Filters
- Republic Aviation
- Western Electric
- West Virginia Pulp & Paper Mill (Westvaco)
- Superior Packaging, Inc.
- Decatur Electronic Industries Corp.
- Winfield MFG Co., Inc.
- Lockhead Millwork
- Arlen Realty & Development
- B C Liquidating Corporation
- Capco Pipe Co., Inc.
- Charldon Manufacturing Co., Inc.
- Chemical Construction, Corp.
- Columbian Carbon Co.
- Deans
- EBASCO Services, Inc.
- Empire Freight Co., Inc.
- F.W. Woolworth Co.
- Foster Wheeler
- Fraser-Brace Engineering Co., Inc.
- Globe Industrial Service, Inc.
- HMW Liquidating Corp.
- Ironbridge Corp.
- James Thompson & Co., Inc.
- Key International Manufacturing
- Kellogg Company
- Merritt Chapman & Scott Corp.
- Metro Roofing & Sheet Metal Works Inc.
- National Electrotype Co.
- Olympia Transportation Co., Inc.
- Paramount Communications, Inc.
- Penn Industries, Inc.
- Petroleum Machinery
- Princely Furs, Inc.
- Rheem Manufacturing Co.
- Riegel Textile Corp.
- RP Farnsworth & Co., Inc.
- S B I Liquidating Corporation
- Screen Gems
- Superior Coaster Corp.
- Superior Linen Co., Inc.
- Turner Construction Corp.
- Universal Atlas Cement Co.
- Kimberly Clark Mill
- Nine Mile 2 Nuclear Powerhouse
- Eastman Kodak
- Xerox Corp.
- Schenectady Chemical
- Roy Shoe Company
- Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory-GE
- General Electric
- Oneida Limited Silverware Co.
- Industrial Wrecking Co.
- Turecamo Coastal & Harbor Tow
- Miner Construction
- Niagara-Mohawk Power Plant
- International Paper
- Samaritan's Hospital
- Behr-Manning Paper (Norton Co.)
- Schenectady Army Depot
- General Electric
- Chemical Linings, Inc.
- Stebbins Engineering & Manufacturing
- Allegheny Ludlum Steel
- Behr-Manning Paper (Norton Co.)
- Watervliet Arsenal
- Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory-GE
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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