About Asbestos Exposure in Virginia
Thousands of workers in Virginia 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
- Kraft Heating and Air
- Virginia Fiber
- Harmon & Vella Contracting
- Thompson Welding
- Bear Island Paper Company
- Power & Heat Systems
- Mississippi Valley Erection Co.
- Howard P. Foley Co.
- C.W. Wright Construction
- Westvaco Paper Mill
- Kaiser Engineering, Inc.
- Suburban Drywall
- General Dynamics Corp.
- Robert A. Smith Co., Inc.
- Coleman-Adams Construction, Inc.,
- Hercules Powder Factory
- Silvania Industrial Corp.
- Westvaco Corporation
- Maida Development
- Daily News Record
- Rockingham Construction
- W.A. Hartman
- B. Dodson Plumbing
- Virginia Valley Processors
- Billy McCain Plumbing
- Adams Construction
- Guggenheimer Memorial Hospital
- Lynchburg College
- General Dynamics
- Rono Plumbing
- England Stove Works, Inc.
- Mountain Gap Nuclear Plant
- Pride of Virginia Poultry
- Newport News Ship Yard
- Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc.
- Tidewater Construction Corp.
- Brown & Williams Tobacco Co.
- Rosous Bakery
- P & W Laundry & Dry Cleaners
- Wards of Portsmouth, Inc.
- Boiler Brick and Refractory
- D.L. Jones Plumbing
- DuPont
- Hungerford Mechanical Corp.
- Lancaster Leaf Tobacco Co., Inc.
- Massey Energy Company
- Thorington Construction Co.
- Train Plumbing
- Associated Asphalt Equipment, Inc.
- Fuel Oil & Equipment Company
- Gabriel Owen Light
- Homestead Air Conditioning & Refrigeration, Inc.
- Jefferson Electric Co., Inc.
- Newcomb Electric Company, Inc.
- Northwestern Railroad
- Richardson & Wayland Electric
- Roanoke News Agency
- Southern Roof Deck Co., Inc.
- TA Service Steel Erectors Co.
- Olin Corporation
- Olin Mathison Caustic and Chlorine Plant
- Blue Ridge Homes, Inc.
- Surry Power Station
- Virginia Electric & Power Co.
- AT&T
- P.C. Booze Plumbing
- Frucon Construction Corp
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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