During the process of cutting and grinding these parts, the millwright was in danger of inhaling the asbestos fibers released into the atmosphere.
The job also required the millwright to dismantle the outdated equipment and machines that were beyond repair. This involved removing the asbestos-containing insulation and taking apart the machine entirely. By doing so, the asbestos particles got disturbed posing a danger for the worker.
The risk for these people to develop an asbestos-related disease was extremely high. The extended latency period of illnesses like mesothelioma or asbestosis means that the worker starts showing symptoms when his or her body is already weakened by age.
Relevant job titles
- millwright
- crane millwright
- crane technician
- industrial mechanic
- industrial mechanical craftsman
- master millwright
- millwright helper
Asbestos-related cancer eligible for filing a claim
If you developed one of the following cancers as a result of occupational exposure, you are eligible for compensation. If you are too ill, a family member can help you with the legal process. In the unfortunate event that you pass away before recovering compensation, your surviving family members will receive compensation on your behalf.
If, however, you struggle with non-cancerous pleural diseases such as asbestosis, pulmonary fibrosis, pleural plaques, pleural effusion, diffuse pleural thickening, COPD (emphysema & chronic bronchitis), pleurisy, lung nodules, lung spots, asthma, pneumonitis, tuberculosis, rounded atelectasis or lung scarring, please seek a second or even a third opinion as the rate of misdiagnosis is very high among the victims of asbestos exposure.
Companies that exposed millwrights to asbestos
- Yarway Corporation
- Raybestos/Raymark Industries, Inc.
- A.W. Chesterton Company
- Taylor Forge & Pipe Works
- Danly Machine Corporation
- Continental Steel Corporation
- J.P. Stevens & Company
- Potlatch Paper Mill
- Weirton Steel
- U.S. Steel
Athens, Tennessee - Tennessee
- Coker Millwrights Inc.
- C & C Millwright Maintenance Co, Inc.
- Murphy Inc.
Blackshear, Georgia - Georgia
- Ed Chaney
- U S Millwright Inc.
Climax, Michigan - Michigan
- Vanville Construction
Crete, Illinois - Illinois
- Great Lakes Mechanical
Eagle Grove, Iowa - Iowa
- Equimco, LLC
- Bob's Millwright Service
Franklin, New Hampshire - New Hampshire
- M A Crowley Trucking Inc.
Garrett, Indiana - Indiana
- Centurion Industries, Inc.
Grover Hill, Ohio - Ohio
- Daisie Hill Farm
- Deyco Inc.
- J P Morgan Co Inc.
- M F Johnson
- S C Burgess Millwright
Houston, Texas - Texas
- Able Machinery Movers Inc.
- Aycock Inc.
- H&K Installation Company
- Parker Millwright Eugene
Ladson, South Carolina - South Carolina
- Limehouse & Sons, Inc.
Little Rock, Arkansas - Arkansas
- Nabholz Industrial Service
McCook, Nebraska - Nebraska
- Hixson Construction
Mount Olive, North Carolina - North Carolina
- Hinson Stoney Millwright & Environmental
North Kingstown, Rhode Island - Rhode Island
- Jebco Inc.
Parsonsburg, Maryland - Maryland
- Tull's Construction Company
Rigby, Idaho - Idaho
- Noreen Brothers Construction
Trenton, New Jersey - New Jersey
- Elmer Pastor Maintenance Co Inc.
Turpin, Oklahoma - Oklahoma
- Higby Crane
Zelienople, Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania
- Karl Korczynski
Labor union members are also eligible
Asbestos products handled by millwrights
Installing and repairing heavy machinery would have implied a great risk of asbestos exposure for millwrights. Boilers, turbines, generators, and gaskets laden with asbestos insulation were handled by millwrights on a regular basis. They had to cut these devices with soldering guns, welding machines or cutting torches in order to properly assemble them, which would release plenty of asbestos dust into the air. When disassembling or repairing boilers, old and brittle insulation was removed, which would also expose millwrights to high levels of airborne asbestos.