Workers in Pennsylvania and New Jersey have been exposed to asbestos working in various job settings.
Some of those workplaces include:
- U.S. Navy
- Shipyards
- Oil Refineries
- Steel Mills
- Chemical Companies
- Power Plants
- Heavy Industries
- Construction (Industrial, Commercial, Residential)
- Motor Vehicle Repair
Some of the trades that frequently handled or were exposed to asbestos include:
- Insulators
- Plumbers
- Construction Laborers
- Bricklayers
- Pipefitters
- Boilermakers
- Electricians
- Carpenters
- Auto Mechanics
- Painters
- Welders
- Individuals who changed their car brakes at home
- Second Hand Exposure – tragically children and wife have contracted mesothelioma and lung cancer from the asbestos brought into their homes by their fathers and husbands.