The Brauer Supply Company has been providing heating stove and HVAC equipment and accessories, filtration products, fasteners, and operating since 1881. The Missouri-based company began adding asbestos insulation to its products in the 1950s and continued through the late 1970s, exposing many workers to the risk of malignant mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases. In the face of significant asbestos
Fort McPherson was a U.S. Army military base in Atlanta, Georgia. Like many other Army bases, camps, and forts across the United States, it was built using asbestos-containing products and construction materials from the late 1800s through the 1980s, putting soldiers and others who worked at or frequented the base at risk of malignant mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases.
HVAC stands for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, and HVAC workers are professionals who work on heating, air conditioning, cooling, and refrigeration systems. Because asbestos was used so extensively to insulate heating appliances in the years before the 1980s, the mechanics who worked in this industry during those years were at extremely high risk for exposure to
Clinical-stage gene therapy company Genprex, Inc. has announced an increased focus on developing a program specifically targeting malignant mesothelioma. The Austin-based company has announced the formation of a mesothelioma clinical advisory board comprised of four world-renowned researchers from major research institutions specializing in the treatment of the rare, asbestos-related disease.
Located in Prince George County, Virginia, the U.S. Army post that has been called Fort Gregg-Adams since 2023 was previously known as Fort Lee. Established during World War I and active through both World Wars and the Korean War, the majority of the permanent structures at Fort Lee were constructed in the 1950s and 1960s,
Because asbestos was used to strengthen and fortify bricks, mortar, and other masonry products, bricklayers and stone masons had a high risk of exposure to asbestos during the time that the carcinogenic material was used in building materials. These craftsmen continue to face the risk of mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases today when removing old masonry, as
Durez Plastics was a New York-based chemical and plastics manufacturer known for making a plastic molding compound that it sold to other manufacturing facilities. The company’s physical plant was heavily contaminated with asbestos, and its manufacturing process incorporated raw asbestos. This put both employees and those who worked with the company’s asbestos-containing products at risk
Hysol Aerospace & Industrial Adhesive Company manufactured adhesives, epoxy resins, and electric insulating compounds for the aerospace industry, and later for the consumer market. The majority of the company’s products contained asbestos, and many people diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases have successfully filed personal injury lawsuits against them, seeking compensation for the
Textile work encompasses many different processes and operations, including fiber synthesis, weaving, manufacturing, dying, and finishing, as well as repairing and maintaining the equipment that makes those processes possible. Before the dangers of asbestos became known, textiles were heavily contaminated with the mineral, and so was much of the machinery on which the textiles were
St. Louis-based Christy Refractories Company is a manufacturer of heat-resistant products. Established over 100 years ago, the company originally used the high-quality clay found in the ground around south St. Louis to make firebricks and high-temperature bricks used to line furnaces where steel, glass, and other materials are made. Christy Refractories Company History and Asbestos