California Asbestos Exposure Sites: 19,000+ Trust-Listed Entries

California's heavy industry faced the Pacific. Navy yards and wartime shipyards ringed San Francisco Bay, San Diego Bay, and the Los Angeles harbor; refineries, steel mills, and aircraft plants grew up behind them; and asbestos went into the boilers, heaters, furnaces, and steam lines of all of them. The trusts' California entries follow that map:

San Francisco Bay's shipyards — Mare Island Naval Shipyard at Vallejo, the Navy's Hunters Point yard in San Francisco, and Kaiser's wartime yards at Richmond;
the refinery shore from Richmond to Martinez — Chevron's Richmond refinery, the California worksite most trusts recognize, Union Oil's refinery at Rodeo, and the Shell and Avon refineries at Martinez;
the Los Angeles harbor — Long Beach Naval Shipyard on Terminal Island, Todd's San Pedro yard, and the Texaco, Union Oil, and Shell refineries at Wilmington;
the South Bay refineries and aircraft plants — Chevron at El Segundo, Mobil at Torrance, and Douglas Aircraft at Long Beach;
San Diego Bay — the NASSCO shipyard and Naval Station San Diego; and
inland California — Kaiser Steel at Fontana, American Potash's plant at Trona in the Mojave, and Holly Sugar's refinery at Tracy in the Central Valley.

California's own insulation contractors — Western Asbestos, Plant Insulation, Thorpe Insulation, and J.T. Thorpe — have asbestos trusts of their own, and their lists hold more than half of the state's entries.

When these companies went bankrupt, the trusts set up to pay their asbestos claims each published a list of locations where its products were proven to be present. For California, those lists hold more than 19,000 entries across 1,039 communities, from 33 asbestos trusts. One plant can appear many times, under different names or on different trusts' lists. Hundreds of our clients worked at California job sites.

Every asbestos trust claim has to prove two things: that a company's asbestos-containing product was present at a job site, and that the worker handled that product, or worked close enough to it, to breathe its dust. If you or your loved one worked at a site on those lists during the applicable years, the first half is already established, because the trust has acknowledged its products were there.

We help workers who are alive and recently diagnosed, adult children and spouses researching on behalf of someone who is sick, and families of workers who have already passed away from mesothelioma, lung cancer, or asbestosis. If you are a worker who has just been diagnosed, calling early keeps more options open for your family. There is still a claim to be made for families of workers who have already passed; we handle wrongful death cases routinely.

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California filing deadlines and trust eligibility, in brief

California gives a diagnosed worker one year to file a personal-injury claim, counted from the later of when the disease disabled the worker from regular work or when the worker learned asbestos caused it. Exactly when the clock starts varies, so to be safe, count from the date of diagnosis. A separate deadline applies once a worker has passed away. If your loved one is alive and diagnosed, calling early keeps more options open: a case filed during the worker's lifetime continues if the worker later passes away, with the family stepping in.

California deadlines, the wrongful-death rule, and how they apply to your family

California's survival-action reform has closed. A 2022 California reform that allowed pain-and-suffering damages in survival actions closed January 1, 2026. Cases filed during that window preserve those damages; the framework going forward is narrower.

Most workers exposed before 1983 can also file against the Johns-Manville Settlement Trust independently of anything documented at a specific site. How trust eligibility works.

We help families of workers who have already passed away. Wrongful death asbestos cases are a core part of our practice.

Free family asbestos health screening. Our representation includes free asbestos health screening for family members of every client who may have been exposed at home through a worker's clothing, hair, or vehicle. The screening is a chest X-ray read by a B-reader, with a CT scan if needed; it looks for asbestos-related changes in the lungs and isn't a diagnosis or a reliable way to find mesothelioma early.

The sites profiled below show confirmed asbestos products based on the asbestos trusts established for companies that did business there. Those trusts exist because Clarence Borel, a Gulf Coast insulator, chose to sue in 1969 — not for himself, but because he realized his coworkers would die the same way he was dying. His decision created the legal framework that produced the trust system you're about to scan.

Today the choice is yours. You can file trust claims based on the documented exposure at your loved one's worksite — paper claims, no courtroom. Or you can follow Clarence Borel and also sue the manufacturers and premises owners directly, which allows us to build a full exposure profile for every site your loved one worked at and recover from defendants the trust system doesn't reach. Read his story.

Asbestos trust coverage across California

The Johns-Manville Settlement Trust is open to most workers exposed before 1983, regardless of which specific worksite the exposure occurred at. Johns-Manville supplied so much asbestos and so many asbestos products across so many American industries that the trust does not require site-specific documentation. For mesothelioma claims, even one day of asbestos exposure before December 31, 1982 (at work or through a family member's work clothes brought into the home) can qualify a worker for Johns-Manville Settlement Trust compensation.

For lung cancer, asbestosis, and other non-mesothelioma asbestos diseases, the threshold is 60 months of total asbestos exposure with at least 6 months occurring before December 31, 1982. The one-day-of-exposure threshold for mesothelioma reflects how the disease actually develops (even brief exposure can cause it) and most major asbestos trusts apply similarly low-threshold eligibility for mesothelioma claims.

Because Johns-Manville keeps no site list of its own, every worksite on another trust's list also qualifies for Johns-Manville. Thirty-two other trusts list California worksites. The number of California entries on each trust's list:

Johns-Manville: no list of its own; every site on the other trusts' lists qualifies
Western Asbestos: 3,740 entries (insulation contracting and distribution)
Thorpe Insulation: 3,730 entries (insulation contracting)
Owens Corning: 2,909 entries (Kaylo and high-temperature pipe and block insulation)
J.T. Thorpe (California): 2,354 entries (insulation and refractory contracting)
Babcock & Wilcox: 1,696 entries (industrial and utility boilers)
Combustion Engineering: 801 entries (boilers and refractory)
Fibreboard: 737 entries (Pabco pipe and block insulation)
A.P. Green: 710 entries (refractory brick, castables and cements)
W.R. Grace: 541 entries (Monokote spray fireproofing and Zonolite)
Flintkote: 443 entries (roofing, flooring and building products)
DII Industries (Halliburton): 307 entries (pumps, compressors and oilfield equipment)
ACandS: 294 entries (insulation contracting)
Eagle-Picher: 288 entries (insulating cements and pipe covering)
Armstrong World Industries: 286 entries (insulation contracting and floor products)
Plant Insulation: 266 entries (insulation contracting)
U.S. Gypsum: 162 entries (joint compound, plaster and acoustical products)
Kaiser Aluminum: 55 entries (refractory and insulating products)
DII Industries (Harbison-Walker): 46 entries (refractory brick and castables)
Burns & Roe: 34 entries (power-plant engineering and construction)
ASARCO: 29 entries (asbestos mining and smelting)
Owens-Illinois: 27 entries (Kaylo pipe and block insulation)
Plibrico: 24 entries (refractory plastics and castables)
Pittsburgh Corning: 23 entries (Unibestos pipe insulation)
Turner & Newall: 23 entries (Limpet sprayed asbestos and asbestos textiles)
ABB Lummus: 20 entries (refinery and petrochemical engineering)
GAF: 14 entries (roofing and building products)
NARCO: 7 entries (refractory gun mixes and castables)
Flexitallic: 5 entries (spiral-wound gaskets)
Yarway: 4 entries (steam traps and valves)
A-Best: 3 entries (asbestos safety clothing)
J.T. Thorpe (Texas): 3 entries (insulation and refractory contracting)
Raytech: 2 entries (friction products)

Trust coverage at this depth means most California workers with significant industrial exposure histories will trigger filings against multiple trusts simultaneously — typically Johns-Manville plus the site-specific trusts documented at their worksites.

California cities and their industries

Open a city to see the worksites there that the asbestos trusts recognize, grouped by industry, with why each industry used asbestos.

WilmingtonWilmington, the Los Angeles harbor district, is refinery country: Texaco, Union Oil, and Shell all ran refineries here.3 worksites

Refineries and petrochemical plants. Refineries ran on heat: crude heaters, cat crackers, boilers, and miles of steam and process piping, all insulated, lined, and sealed with asbestos products into the late 1970s. Insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, and the contract crews who worked turnarounds carried the heaviest exposure.

Shell Wilmington refinery and chemical plant
Texaco Wilmington refinery
Union Oil Los Angeles refinery

El SegundoEl Segundo is named for Standard Oil's second California refinery, built there in 1911 and now Chevron's; Southern California Edison's El Segundo power plant stands on the shore beside it.2 worksites

Chevron El Segundo refinery (Standard Oil of California)

Power plants and utilities. Power plants' boilers, turbines, and high-pressure steam lines were insulated, lined, and sealed with asbestos products, and every overhaul released dust across the plant.

Southern California Edison El Segundo plant

Long BeachLong Beach Naval Shipyard on Terminal Island repaired the Pacific Fleet from World War II until it closed in 1997, and Douglas Aircraft built airliners and military planes beside the city's airport; the trusts' Long Beach entries also name thousands of individual ships.2 worksites

Shipyards. Ships' boilers, engine rooms, and steam lines were insulated with asbestos, much of it to Navy specification, and shipyard workers in tight spaces breathed the dust whether or not they handled it themselves.

Long Beach Naval Shipyard

Aerospace and aviation. Aircraft and spacecraft used asbestos in brakes, gaskets, heat shields, and wiring insulation, and their maintenance and test facilities used it in buildings and equipment.

Douglas Aircraft (McDonnell Douglas)

Los AngelesThe city of Los Angeles's own entries run from Lever Brothers' soap plant to Los Angeles International Airport.2 worksites

Paper mills and manufacturing plants. Paper mills, glass plants, lumber mills, and factories ran their own boilers and steam systems, insulated with asbestos pipe covering and sealed with asbestos gaskets. A paper mill's recovery boilers were among the most asbestos-intensive equipment anywhere.

Lever Brothers

Public and commercial buildings. Office towers, hospitals, schools, hotels, and government buildings were built with asbestos fireproofing, insulation, plaster, and floor tile, exposing the trades who built and renovated them and the maintenance crews who kept their boilers and steam lines running.

Los Angeles International Airport

MartinezMartinez, on the Carquinez Strait, is a two-refinery town: Shell's, which dates to 1915, and the Avon refinery built by Associated Oil and later run by Tidewater, Phillips, and Tosco.2 worksites

Shell Martinez refinery and chemical plant
Tosco Avon refinery (Associated, Tidewater, Phillips)

PittsburgPittsburg, on Suisun Bay, was a steel town: Columbia Steel's works, later U.S. Steel's, with PG&E's Pittsburg power plant on the shore.2 worksites

Steel, metals, and metalworking. Steel mills, foundries, tool works, and aluminum plants used asbestos wherever metal was melted, poured, or heat-treated: refractory brick and cement, insulation on furnaces and ladles, and asbestos protective clothing.

U.S. Steel Pittsburg works (Columbia Steel)

PG&E Pittsburg power plant

RichmondRichmond grew up around its Standard Oil refinery, opened in 1902 and now Chevron's, and in World War II Henry J. Kaiser's four Richmond shipyards launched more than 700 ships.2 worksites

Chevron Richmond refinery (Standard Oil of California)

Kaiser Richmond shipyards (Permanente Metals)

San DiegoSan Diego is the Pacific Fleet's main home port: Naval Station San Diego on 32nd Street, with the NASSCO shipyard on the same waterfront.2 worksites

National Steel & Shipbuilding (NASSCO)

Military installations. Military bases ran boiler plants, steam distribution systems, and aircraft and vehicle maintenance shops, and built and renovated for decades with asbestos-containing materials.

Naval Station San Diego (32nd Street)

San FranciscoSan Francisco repaired and built ships at two big yards: Bethlehem Steel's at Potrero Point and the Navy's Hunters Point shipyard in the southeast corner of the city.2 worksites

Bethlehem Steel San Francisco shipyard
Hunters Point Naval Shipyard (San Francisco Naval Shipyard)

TorranceTorrance's refinery was General Petroleum's, later Mobil's, and Shell Chemical ran a plant nearby.2 worksites

Mobil Torrance refinery (General Petroleum)

Chemical plants. Chemical plants combined high heat with corrosive service: furnaces and reactors lined with asbestos refractory, steam lines wrapped in asbestos insulation, and acid-resistant asbestos gaskets and packing at every flange.

Shell Chemical

FontanaFontana was farm country until Henry J. Kaiser built a steel mill there during World War II to supply his West Coast shipyards; it made steel until the early 1980s.1 worksite

Kaiser Steel Fontana mill

TronaTrona is a company town on Searles Lake in the Mojave Desert, built around American Potash & Chemical's plant.1 worksite

American Potash & Chemical

VallejoVallejo grew around Mare Island, the Navy's first shipyard on the West Coast, which built and repaired ships from 1854 until it closed in 1996.1 worksite

Mare Island Naval Shipyard

Other California communitiesOne worksite each in 5 more communities.5 worksites

ARCO Watson refinery (Richfield Oil) — Carson
Exxon Benicia refinery (Humble Oil) — Benicia
Union Oil Rodeo refinery (Oleum) — Rodeo

Food plants, breweries, and sugar mills. Sugar mills, breweries, corn and flour mills, and packing houses ran on steam: boilers, cookers, evaporators, and dryers, with miles of insulated pipe, all built with asbestos insulation, gaskets, and packing.

Holly Sugar — Tracy

Todd Shipyard (Los Angeles Shipbuilding & Drydock) — San Pedro

Mesothelioma settlement values at California's most-documented worksites

These worksites appear on the approved-site lists of at least seven trusts besides Johns-Manville. Trust counts are minimums: a trust may list a site under a name we haven't yet matched to it. The years are the exposure window the trusts' lists recognize at each site; most lists end at 1982.

Open a worksite to see each trust that lists it, with the mesothelioma values the trust publishes and its current payment percentage. "Trust values together" adds up those trusts' values at their payment percentages: the low figure uses each trust's scheduled value, the high figure each trust's published maximum, which Individual Review can reach. Most mesothelioma claims are paid above the scheduled value. But each trust sets its own eligibility rules — the years, the work, and the length of exposure it requires — so few people qualify for every trust on a list, some trusts publish no fixed schedule, and these figures are not a prediction of any recovery. All trust values and payment percentages.

Chevron Richmond refinery (Standard Oil of California)Richmond · at least 17 trusts · 1912–1999 · trust values together about $280,000 to $1.5 million

Trust	Mesothelioma value	Payment %	Payment at that %
A.P. Green	$165,694	6.0%	$9,941.64
ABB Lummus	$1,000 – $400,000	9.5%	$95 – $38,000
ACandS	$150,000 – $550,000	2.89%	$4,335 – $15,895
Babcock & Wilcox	$90,000 – $400,000	4.3%	$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering	$75,000 – $400,000	15.3%	$11,475 – $61,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)	$60,718.95 – $256,000	60%	$36,431.37 – $153,600
Eagle-Picher	No fixed schedule	—	Set case by case
Fibreboard	$135,000 – $450,000	3.5%	$4,725 – $15,750
Flexitallic	$50,000 – $150,000	2.9%	$1,450 – $4,350
J.T. Thorpe (California)	Not published	—	—
Owens Corning	$215,000 – $650,000	4.3%	$9,245 – $27,950
Owens-Illinois	$100,000 – $382,600	65%	$65,000 – $248,690
Pittsburgh Corning	$175,000 – $500,000	19%	$33,250 – $95,000
Plant Insulation	$65,000 – $2,600,000	20%	$13,000 – $520,000
Turner & Newall	$200,000 – $600,000	2.9%	$5,800 – $17,400
Western Asbestos	$117,087 – $524,025	51.1%	$59,831.46 – $267,776.78
Johns-Manville	$350,000 – $750,000	5.6%	$19,600 – $42,000

Shell Martinez refinery and chemical plantMartinez · at least 16 trusts · 1923–2000 · trust values together about $350,000 to $2.8 million

Trust	Mesothelioma value	Payment %	Payment at that %
A.P. Green	$165,694	6.0%	$9,941.64
ACandS	$150,000 – $550,000	2.89%	$4,335 – $15,895
Armstrong World Industries	$110,000 – $400,000	7.8%	$8,580 – $31,200
Babcock & Wilcox	$90,000 – $400,000	4.3%	$3,870 – $17,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)	$60,718.95 – $256,000	60%	$36,431.37 – $153,600
Eagle-Picher	No fixed schedule	—	Set case by case
Fibreboard	$135,000 – $450,000	3.5%	$4,725 – $15,750
J.T. Thorpe (California)	Not published	—	—
NARCO	$75,000 – $1,379,580	100%	$75,000 – $1,379,580
Owens Corning	$215,000 – $650,000	4.3%	$9,245 – $27,950
Owens-Illinois	$100,000 – $382,600	65%	$65,000 – $248,690
Pittsburgh Corning	$175,000 – $500,000	19%	$33,250 – $95,000
Plant Insulation	$65,000 – $2,600,000	20%	$13,000 – $520,000
Turner & Newall	$200,000 – $600,000	2.9%	$5,800 – $17,400
Western Asbestos	$117,087 – $524,025	51.1%	$59,831.46 – $267,776.78
Johns-Manville	$350,000 – $750,000	5.6%	$19,600 – $42,000

ARCO Watson refinery (Richfield Oil)Carson · at least 15 trusts · 1942–1987 · trust values together about $240,000 to $2.6 million

Trust	Mesothelioma value	Payment %	Payment at that %
A.P. Green	$165,694	6.0%	$9,941.64
ACandS	$150,000 – $550,000	2.89%	$4,335 – $15,895
Armstrong World Industries	$110,000 – $400,000	7.8%	$8,580 – $31,200
Babcock & Wilcox	$90,000 – $400,000	4.3%	$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering	$75,000 – $400,000	15.3%	$11,475 – $61,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)	$60,718.95 – $256,000	60%	$36,431.37 – $153,600
Fibreboard	$135,000 – $450,000	3.5%	$4,725 – $15,750
J.T. Thorpe (California)	Not published	—	—
J.T. Thorpe (Texas)	$100,000	23%	$23,000
Kaiser Aluminum	Not published	—	—
Owens Corning	$215,000 – $650,000	4.3%	$9,245 – $27,950
Owens-Illinois	$100,000 – $382,600	65%	$65,000 – $248,690
Plant Insulation	$65,000 – $2,600,000	20%	$13,000 – $520,000
Thorpe Insulation	$59,791 – $2,391,652	58.6%	$35,037.53 – $1,401,508.07
Johns-Manville	$350,000 – $750,000	5.6%	$19,600 – $42,000

Chevron El Segundo refinery (Standard Oil of California)El Segundo · at least 15 trusts · 1920–1985 · trust values together about $230,000 to $2.6 million

Trust	Mesothelioma value	Payment %	Payment at that %
A.P. Green	$165,694	6.0%	$9,941.64
ACandS	$150,000 – $550,000	2.89%	$4,335 – $15,895
Armstrong World Industries	$110,000 – $400,000	7.8%	$8,580 – $31,200
Babcock & Wilcox	$90,000 – $400,000	4.3%	$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering	$75,000 – $400,000	15.3%	$11,475 – $61,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)	$60,718.95 – $256,000	60%	$36,431.37 – $153,600
Eagle-Picher	No fixed schedule	—	Set case by case
Fibreboard	$135,000 – $450,000	3.5%	$4,725 – $15,750
J.T. Thorpe (California)	Not published	—	—
Owens Corning	$215,000 – $650,000	4.3%	$9,245 – $27,950
Owens-Illinois	$100,000 – $382,600	65%	$65,000 – $248,690
Plant Insulation	$65,000 – $2,600,000	20%	$13,000 – $520,000
Thorpe Insulation	$59,791 – $2,391,652	58.6%	$35,037.53 – $1,401,508.07
Turner & Newall	$200,000 – $600,000	2.9%	$5,800 – $17,400
Johns-Manville	$350,000 – $750,000	5.6%	$19,600 – $42,000

Kaiser Steel Fontana millFontana · at least 15 trusts · 1942–1982 · trust values together about $380,000 to $4.2 million

Trust	Mesothelioma value	Payment %	Payment at that %
ACandS	$150,000 – $550,000	2.89%	$4,335 – $15,895
Armstrong World Industries	$110,000 – $400,000	7.8%	$8,580 – $31,200
Babcock & Wilcox	$90,000 – $400,000	4.3%	$3,870 – $17,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)	$60,718.95 – $256,000	60%	$36,431.37 – $153,600
DII Industries (Harbison-Walker)	$144,897.50 – $610,000	60%	$86,938.50 – $366,000
Fibreboard	$135,000 – $450,000	3.5%	$4,725 – $15,750
J.T. Thorpe (California)	Not published	—	—
Kaiser Aluminum	Not published	—	—
NARCO	$75,000 – $1,379,580	100%	$75,000 – $1,379,580
Owens Corning	$215,000 – $650,000	4.3%	$9,245 – $27,950
Pittsburgh Corning	$175,000 – $500,000	19%	$33,250 – $95,000
Plant Insulation	$65,000 – $2,600,000	20%	$13,000 – $520,000
Thorpe Insulation	$59,791 – $2,391,652	58.6%	$35,037.53 – $1,401,508.07
W.R. Grace	$180,000 – $450,000	30.1%	$54,180 – $135,450
Johns-Manville	$350,000 – $750,000	5.6%	$19,600 – $42,000

National Steel & Shipbuilding (NASSCO)San Diego · at least 14 trusts · 1952–1982 · trust values together about $290,000 to $3.4 million

Trust	Mesothelioma value	Payment %	Payment at that %
A.P. Green	$165,694	6.0%	$9,941.64
Babcock & Wilcox	$90,000 – $400,000	4.3%	$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering	$75,000 – $400,000	15.3%	$11,475 – $61,200
DII Industries (Harbison-Walker)	$144,897.50 – $610,000	60%	$86,938.50 – $366,000
Eagle-Picher	No fixed schedule	—	Set case by case
Fibreboard	$135,000 – $450,000	3.5%	$4,725 – $15,750
Flexitallic	$50,000 – $150,000	2.9%	$1,450 – $4,350
J.T. Thorpe (California)	Not published	—	—
Kaiser Aluminum	Not published	—	—
NARCO	$75,000 – $1,379,580	100%	$75,000 – $1,379,580
Owens Corning	$215,000 – $650,000	4.3%	$9,245 – $27,950
Pittsburgh Corning	$175,000 – $500,000	19%	$33,250 – $95,000
Thorpe Insulation	$59,791 – $2,391,652	58.6%	$35,037.53 – $1,401,508.07
Johns-Manville	$350,000 – $750,000	5.6%	$19,600 – $42,000

Mare Island Naval ShipyardVallejo · at least 14 trusts · 1908–1999 · trust values together about $250,000 to $1.4 million

Trust	Mesothelioma value	Payment %	Payment at that %
A.P. Green	$165,694	6.0%	$9,941.64
Armstrong World Industries	$110,000 – $400,000	7.8%	$8,580 – $31,200
Babcock & Wilcox	$90,000 – $400,000	4.3%	$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering	$75,000 – $400,000	15.3%	$11,475 – $61,200
Eagle-Picher	No fixed schedule	—	Set case by case
Fibreboard	$135,000 – $450,000	3.5%	$4,725 – $15,750
Flexitallic	$50,000 – $150,000	2.9%	$1,450 – $4,350
Owens Corning	$215,000 – $650,000	4.3%	$9,245 – $27,950
Owens-Illinois	$100,000 – $382,600	65%	$65,000 – $248,690
Pittsburgh Corning	$175,000 – $500,000	19%	$33,250 – $95,000
Plant Insulation	$65,000 – $2,600,000	20%	$13,000 – $520,000
Turner & Newall	$200,000 – $600,000	2.9%	$5,800 – $17,400
Western Asbestos	$117,087 – $524,025	51.1%	$59,831.46 – $267,776.78
Johns-Manville	$350,000 – $750,000	5.6%	$19,600 – $42,000

Texaco Wilmington refineryWilmington · at least 14 trusts · 1930–1982 · trust values together about $310,000 to $2.9 million

Trust	Mesothelioma value	Payment %	Payment at that %
A.P. Green	$165,694	6.0%	$9,941.64
ACandS	$150,000 – $550,000	2.89%	$4,335 – $15,895
Armstrong World Industries	$110,000 – $400,000	7.8%	$8,580 – $31,200
Babcock & Wilcox	$90,000 – $400,000	4.3%	$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering	$75,000 – $400,000	15.3%	$11,475 – $61,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)	$60,718.95 – $256,000	60%	$36,431.37 – $153,600
DII Industries (Harbison-Walker)	$144,897.50 – $610,000	60%	$86,938.50 – $366,000
Fibreboard	$135,000 – $450,000	3.5%	$4,725 – $15,750
J.T. Thorpe (California)	Not published	—	—
Owens Corning	$215,000 – $650,000	4.3%	$9,245 – $27,950
Owens-Illinois	$100,000 – $382,600	65%	$65,000 – $248,690
Plant Insulation	$65,000 – $2,600,000	20%	$13,000 – $520,000
Thorpe Insulation	$59,791 – $2,391,652	58.6%	$35,037.53 – $1,401,508.07
Johns-Manville	$350,000 – $750,000	5.6%	$19,600 – $42,000

Tosco Avon refinery (Associated, Tidewater, Phillips)Martinez · at least 13 trusts · 1913–1999 · trust values together about $250,000 to $1.4 million

Trust	Mesothelioma value	Payment %	Payment at that %
A.P. Green	$165,694	6.0%	$9,941.64
Babcock & Wilcox	$90,000 – $400,000	4.3%	$3,870 – $17,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)	$60,718.95 – $256,000	60%	$36,431.37 – $153,600
Eagle-Picher	No fixed schedule	—	Set case by case
Fibreboard	$135,000 – $450,000	3.5%	$4,725 – $15,750
J.T. Thorpe (California)	Not published	—	—
Owens Corning	$215,000 – $650,000	4.3%	$9,245 – $27,950
Owens-Illinois	$100,000 – $382,600	65%	$65,000 – $248,690
Pittsburgh Corning	$175,000 – $500,000	19%	$33,250 – $95,000
Plant Insulation	$65,000 – $2,600,000	20%	$13,000 – $520,000
Raytech	Not published	—	—
Western Asbestos	$117,087 – $524,025	51.1%	$59,831.46 – $267,776.78
Johns-Manville	$350,000 – $750,000	5.6%	$19,600 – $42,000

Mobil Torrance refinery (General Petroleum)Torrance · at least 13 trusts · 1901–1982 · trust values together about $200,000 to $2.0 million

Trust	Mesothelioma value	Payment %	Payment at that %
A.P. Green	$165,694	6.0%	$9,941.64
ABB Lummus	$1,000 – $400,000	9.5%	$95 – $38,000
ACandS	$150,000 – $550,000	2.89%	$4,335 – $15,895
Armstrong World Industries	$110,000 – $400,000	7.8%	$8,580 – $31,200
Babcock & Wilcox	$90,000 – $400,000	4.3%	$3,870 – $17,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)	$60,718.95 – $256,000	60%	$36,431.37 – $153,600
Eagle-Picher	No fixed schedule	—	Set case by case
Fibreboard	$135,000 – $450,000	3.5%	$4,725 – $15,750
J.T. Thorpe (California)	Not published	—	—
Owens Corning	$215,000 – $650,000	4.3%	$9,245 – $27,950
Owens-Illinois	$100,000 – $382,600	65%	$65,000 – $248,690
Thorpe Insulation	$59,791 – $2,391,652	58.6%	$35,037.53 – $1,401,508.07
Johns-Manville	$350,000 – $750,000	5.6%	$19,600 – $42,000

Union Oil Los Angeles refineryWilmington · at least 13 trusts · 1926–1987 · trust values together about $160,000 to $2.3 million

Trust	Mesothelioma value	Payment %	Payment at that %
A.P. Green	$165,694	6.0%	$9,941.64
ABB Lummus	$1,000 – $400,000	9.5%	$95 – $38,000
ACandS	$150,000 – $550,000	2.89%	$4,335 – $15,895
Armstrong World Industries	$110,000 – $400,000	7.8%	$8,580 – $31,200
Babcock & Wilcox	$90,000 – $400,000	4.3%	$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering	$75,000 – $400,000	15.3%	$11,475 – $61,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)	$60,718.95 – $256,000	60%	$36,431.37 – $153,600
Fibreboard	$135,000 – $450,000	3.5%	$4,725 – $15,750
J.T. Thorpe (California)	Not published	—	—
Owens Corning	$215,000 – $650,000	4.3%	$9,245 – $27,950
Plant Insulation	$65,000 – $2,600,000	20%	$13,000 – $520,000
Thorpe Insulation	$59,791 – $2,391,652	58.6%	$35,037.53 – $1,401,508.07
Johns-Manville	$350,000 – $750,000	5.6%	$19,600 – $42,000

Long Beach Naval ShipyardLong Beach · at least 12 trusts · 1930–1982 · trust values together about $170,000 to $1.9 million

Trust	Mesothelioma value	Payment %	Payment at that %
A.P. Green	$165,694	6.0%	$9,941.64
ACandS	$150,000 – $550,000	2.89%	$4,335 – $15,895
Armstrong World Industries	$110,000 – $400,000	7.8%	$8,580 – $31,200
Babcock & Wilcox	$90,000 – $400,000	4.3%	$3,870 – $17,200
Burns & Roe	Not published	—	—
Combustion Engineering	$75,000 – $400,000	15.3%	$11,475 – $61,200
Fibreboard	$135,000 – $450,000	3.5%	$4,725 – $15,750
J.T. Thorpe (California)	Not published	—	—
Owens Corning	$215,000 – $650,000	4.3%	$9,245 – $27,950
Owens-Illinois	$100,000 – $382,600	65%	$65,000 – $248,690
Thorpe Insulation	$59,791 – $2,391,652	58.6%	$35,037.53 – $1,401,508.07
Johns-Manville	$350,000 – $750,000	5.6%	$19,600 – $42,000

U.S. Steel Pittsburg works (Columbia Steel)Pittsburg · at least 12 trusts · 1930–1999 · trust values together about $270,000 to $1.5 million

Trust	Mesothelioma value	Payment %	Payment at that %
A.P. Green	$165,694	6.0%	$9,941.64
Babcock & Wilcox	$90,000 – $400,000	4.3%	$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering	$75,000 – $400,000	15.3%	$11,475 – $61,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)	$60,718.95 – $256,000	60%	$36,431.37 – $153,600
Eagle-Picher	No fixed schedule	—	Set case by case
Fibreboard	$135,000 – $450,000	3.5%	$4,725 – $15,750
Owens Corning	$215,000 – $650,000	4.3%	$9,245 – $27,950
Owens-Illinois	$100,000 – $382,600	65%	$65,000 – $248,690
Pittsburgh Corning	$175,000 – $500,000	19%	$33,250 – $95,000
Plant Insulation	$65,000 – $2,600,000	20%	$13,000 – $520,000
Western Asbestos	$117,087 – $524,025	51.1%	$59,831.46 – $267,776.78
Johns-Manville	$350,000 – $750,000	5.6%	$19,600 – $42,000

Union Oil Rodeo refinery (Oleum)Rodeo · at least 12 trusts · 1913–2000 · trust values together about $230,000 to $1.4 million

Trust	Mesothelioma value	Payment %	Payment at that %
A.P. Green	$165,694	6.0%	$9,941.64
Babcock & Wilcox	$90,000 – $400,000	4.3%	$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering	$75,000 – $400,000	15.3%	$11,475 – $61,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)	$60,718.95 – $256,000	60%	$36,431.37 – $153,600
Eagle-Picher	No fixed schedule	—	Set case by case
Fibreboard	$135,000 – $450,000	3.5%	$4,725 – $15,750
J.T. Thorpe (California)	Not published	—	—
Owens Corning	$215,000 – $650,000	4.3%	$9,245 – $27,950
Owens-Illinois	$100,000 – $382,600	65%	$65,000 – $248,690
Plant Insulation	$65,000 – $2,600,000	20%	$13,000 – $520,000
Western Asbestos	$117,087 – $524,025	51.1%	$59,831.46 – $267,776.78
Johns-Manville	$350,000 – $750,000	5.6%	$19,600 – $42,000

Southern California Edison El Segundo plantEl Segundo · at least 11 trusts · 1953–1982 · trust values together about $140,000 to $1.8 million

Trust	Mesothelioma value	Payment %	Payment at that %
ACandS	$150,000 – $550,000	2.89%	$4,335 – $15,895
Armstrong World Industries	$110,000 – $400,000	7.8%	$8,580 – $31,200
Babcock & Wilcox	$90,000 – $400,000	4.3%	$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering	$75,000 – $400,000	15.3%	$11,475 – $61,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)	$60,718.95 – $256,000	60%	$36,431.37 – $153,600
Fibreboard	$135,000 – $450,000	3.5%	$4,725 – $15,750
J.T. Thorpe (California)	Not published	—	—
Owens Corning	$215,000 – $650,000	4.3%	$9,245 – $27,950
Thorpe Insulation	$59,791 – $2,391,652	58.6%	$35,037.53 – $1,401,508.07
Turner & Newall	$200,000 – $600,000	2.9%	$5,800 – $17,400
Johns-Manville	$350,000 – $750,000	5.6%	$19,600 – $42,000

Hunters Point Naval Shipyard (San Francisco Naval Shipyard)San Francisco · at least 11 trusts · 1943–1999 · trust values together about $290,000 to $2.6 million

Trust	Mesothelioma value	Payment %	Payment at that %
Armstrong World Industries	$110,000 – $400,000	7.8%	$8,580 – $31,200
Babcock & Wilcox	$90,000 – $400,000	4.3%	$3,870 – $17,200
Fibreboard	$135,000 – $450,000	3.5%	$4,725 – $15,750
Flexitallic	$50,000 – $150,000	2.9%	$1,450 – $4,350
NARCO	$75,000 – $1,379,580	100%	$75,000 – $1,379,580
Owens Corning	$215,000 – $650,000	4.3%	$9,245 – $27,950
Owens-Illinois	$100,000 – $382,600	65%	$65,000 – $248,690
Pittsburgh Corning	$175,000 – $500,000	19%	$33,250 – $95,000
Plant Insulation	$65,000 – $2,600,000	20%	$13,000 – $520,000
Western Asbestos	$117,087 – $524,025	51.1%	$59,831.46 – $267,776.78
Johns-Manville	$350,000 – $750,000	5.6%	$19,600 – $42,000

Shell Wilmington refinery and chemical plantWilmington · at least 11 trusts · 1923–1983 · trust values together about $140,000 to $1.8 million

Trust	Mesothelioma value	Payment %	Payment at that %
A.P. Green	$165,694	6.0%	$9,941.64
ACandS	$150,000 – $550,000	2.89%	$4,335 – $15,895
Armstrong World Industries	$110,000 – $400,000	7.8%	$8,580 – $31,200
Babcock & Wilcox	$90,000 – $400,000	4.3%	$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering	$75,000 – $400,000	15.3%	$11,475 – $61,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)	$60,718.95 – $256,000	60%	$36,431.37 – $153,600
Fibreboard	$135,000 – $450,000	3.5%	$4,725 – $15,750
J.T. Thorpe (California)	Not published	—	—
Owens Corning	$215,000 – $650,000	4.3%	$9,245 – $27,950
Thorpe Insulation	$59,791 – $2,391,652	58.6%	$35,037.53 – $1,401,508.07
Johns-Manville	$350,000 – $750,000	5.6%	$19,600 – $42,000

Exxon Benicia refinery (Humble Oil)Benicia · at least 10 trusts · 1945–1999 · trust values together about $150,000 to $990,000

Trust	Mesothelioma value	Payment %	Payment at that %
A.P. Green	$165,694	6.0%	$9,941.64
Eagle-Picher	No fixed schedule	—	Set case by case
Fibreboard	$135,000 – $450,000	3.5%	$4,725 – $15,750
J.T. Thorpe (California)	Not published	—	—
Owens Corning	$215,000 – $650,000	4.3%	$9,245 – $27,950
Pittsburgh Corning	$175,000 – $500,000	19%	$33,250 – $95,000
Plant Insulation	$65,000 – $2,600,000	20%	$13,000 – $520,000
Plibrico	$350,000 – $750,000	0.94%	$3,290 – $7,050
Western Asbestos	$117,087 – $524,025	51.1%	$59,831.46 – $267,776.78
Johns-Manville	$350,000 – $750,000	5.6%	$19,600 – $42,000

Douglas Aircraft (McDonnell Douglas)Long Beach · at least 10 trusts · 1941–1985 · trust values together about $130,000 to $1.7 million

Trust	Mesothelioma value	Payment %	Payment at that %
A.P. Green	$165,694	6.0%	$9,941.64
ACandS	$150,000 – $550,000	2.89%	$4,335 – $15,895
Armstrong World Industries	$110,000 – $400,000	7.8%	$8,580 – $31,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)	$60,718.95 – $256,000	60%	$36,431.37 – $153,600
Eagle-Picher	No fixed schedule	—	Set case by case
Fibreboard	$135,000 – $450,000	3.5%	$4,725 – $15,750
J.T. Thorpe (California)	Not published	—	—
Owens Corning	$215,000 – $650,000	4.3%	$9,245 – $27,950
Thorpe Insulation	$59,791 – $2,391,652	58.6%	$35,037.53 – $1,401,508.07
Johns-Manville	$350,000 – $750,000	5.6%	$19,600 – $42,000

Naval Station San Diego (32nd Street)San Diego · at least 10 trusts · 1941–1983 · trust values together about $130,000 to $1.7 million

Trust	Mesothelioma value	Payment %	Payment at that %
A.P. Green	$165,694	6.0%	$9,941.64
Babcock & Wilcox	$90,000 – $400,000	4.3%	$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering	$75,000 – $400,000	15.3%	$11,475 – $61,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)	$60,718.95 – $256,000	60%	$36,431.37 – $153,600
Fibreboard	$135,000 – $450,000	3.5%	$4,725 – $15,750
Flexitallic	$50,000 – $150,000	2.9%	$1,450 – $4,350
J.T. Thorpe (California)	Not published	—	—
Owens Corning	$215,000 – $650,000	4.3%	$9,245 – $27,950
Thorpe Insulation	$59,791 – $2,391,652	58.6%	$35,037.53 – $1,401,508.07
Johns-Manville	$350,000 – $750,000	5.6%	$19,600 – $42,000

Todd Shipyard (Los Angeles Shipbuilding & Drydock)San Pedro · at least 10 trusts · 1940–1982 · trust values together about $160,000 to $2.2 million

Trust	Mesothelioma value	Payment %	Payment at that %
Babcock & Wilcox	$90,000 – $400,000	4.3%	$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering	$75,000 – $400,000	15.3%	$11,475 – $61,200
Fibreboard	$135,000 – $450,000	3.5%	$4,725 – $15,750
Flintkote	$184,000 – $450,000	15%	$27,600 – $67,500
J.T. Thorpe (California)	Not published	—	—
Owens Corning	$215,000 – $650,000	4.3%	$9,245 – $27,950
Pittsburgh Corning	$175,000 – $500,000	19%	$33,250 – $95,000
Plant Insulation	$65,000 – $2,600,000	20%	$13,000 – $520,000
Thorpe Insulation	$59,791 – $2,391,652	58.6%	$35,037.53 – $1,401,508.07
Johns-Manville	$350,000 – $750,000	5.6%	$19,600 – $42,000

Shell ChemicalTorrance · at least 10 trusts · 1942–1982 · trust values together about $110,000 to $1.6 million

Trust	Mesothelioma value	Payment %	Payment at that %
A.P. Green	$165,694	6.0%	$9,941.64
ACandS	$150,000 – $550,000	2.89%	$4,335 – $15,895
Armstrong World Industries	$110,000 – $400,000	7.8%	$8,580 – $31,200
Babcock & Wilcox	$90,000 – $400,000	4.3%	$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering	$75,000 – $400,000	15.3%	$11,475 – $61,200
Fibreboard	$135,000 – $450,000	3.5%	$4,725 – $15,750
J.T. Thorpe (California)	Not published	—	—
Owens Corning	$215,000 – $650,000	4.3%	$9,245 – $27,950
Thorpe Insulation	$59,791 – $2,391,652	58.6%	$35,037.53 – $1,401,508.07
Johns-Manville	$350,000 – $750,000	5.6%	$19,600 – $42,000

Lever BrothersLos Angeles · at least 9 trusts · 1950–1982 · trust values together about $87,000 to $290,000

Trust	Mesothelioma value	Payment %	Payment at that %
A.P. Green	$165,694	6.0%	$9,941.64
ACandS	$150,000 – $550,000	2.89%	$4,335 – $15,895
Armstrong World Industries	$110,000 – $400,000	7.8%	$8,580 – $31,200
Babcock & Wilcox	$90,000 – $400,000	4.3%	$3,870 – $17,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)	$60,718.95 – $256,000	60%	$36,431.37 – $153,600
Eagle-Picher	No fixed schedule	—	Set case by case
Fibreboard	$135,000 – $450,000	3.5%	$4,725 – $15,750
J.T. Thorpe (California)	Not published	—	—
Johns-Manville	$350,000 – $750,000	5.6%	$19,600 – $42,000

Los Angeles International AirportLos Angeles · at least 9 trusts · 1946–1982 · trust values together about $130,000 to $1.7 million

Trust	Mesothelioma value	Payment %	Payment at that %
Burns & Roe	Not published	—	—
Combustion Engineering	$75,000 – $400,000	15.3%	$11,475 – $61,200
Eagle-Picher	No fixed schedule	—	Set case by case
Fibreboard	$135,000 – $450,000	3.5%	$4,725 – $15,750
J.T. Thorpe (California)	Not published	—	—
Owens Corning	$215,000 – $650,000	4.3%	$9,245 – $27,950
Thorpe Insulation	$59,791 – $2,391,652	58.6%	$35,037.53 – $1,401,508.07
W.R. Grace	$180,000 – $450,000	30.1%	$54,180 – $135,450
Johns-Manville	$350,000 – $750,000	5.6%	$19,600 – $42,000

PG&E Pittsburg power plantPittsburg · at least 9 trusts · 1951–1999 · trust values together about $160,000 to $1.1 million

Trust	Mesothelioma value	Payment %	Payment at that %
ABB Lummus	$1,000 – $400,000	9.5%	$95 – $38,000
Babcock & Wilcox	$90,000 – $400,000	4.3%	$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering	$75,000 – $400,000	15.3%	$11,475 – $61,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)	$60,718.95 – $256,000	60%	$36,431.37 – $153,600
Fibreboard	$135,000 – $450,000	3.5%	$4,725 – $15,750
Owens Corning	$215,000 – $650,000	4.3%	$9,245 – $27,950
Plant Insulation	$65,000 – $2,600,000	20%	$13,000 – $520,000
Western Asbestos	$117,087 – $524,025	51.1%	$59,831.46 – $267,776.78
Johns-Manville	$350,000 – $750,000	5.6%	$19,600 – $42,000

American Potash & ChemicalTrona · at least 9 trusts · 1930–1982 · trust values together about $110,000 to $1.7 million

Trust	Mesothelioma value	Payment %	Payment at that %
ACandS	$150,000 – $550,000	2.89%	$4,335 – $15,895
Armstrong World Industries	$110,000 – $400,000	7.8%	$8,580 – $31,200
Babcock & Wilcox	$90,000 – $400,000	4.3%	$3,870 – $17,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)	$60,718.95 – $256,000	60%	$36,431.37 – $153,600
Eagle-Picher	No fixed schedule	—	Set case by case
Fibreboard	$135,000 – $450,000	3.5%	$4,725 – $15,750
J.T. Thorpe (California)	Not published	—	—
Thorpe Insulation	$59,791 – $2,391,652	58.6%	$35,037.53 – $1,401,508.07
Johns-Manville	$350,000 – $750,000	5.6%	$19,600 – $42,000

Fibreboard Antioch mill (Paraffine Companies)Antioch · at least 8 trusts · 1920–1999 · trust values together about $150,000 to $1.1 million

Trust	Mesothelioma value	Payment %	Payment at that %
Babcock & Wilcox	$90,000 – $400,000	4.3%	$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering	$75,000 – $400,000	15.3%	$11,475 – $61,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)	$60,718.95 – $256,000	60%	$36,431.37 – $153,600
Eagle-Picher	No fixed schedule	—	Set case by case
Owens Corning	$215,000 – $650,000	4.3%	$9,245 – $27,950
Plant Insulation	$65,000 – $2,600,000	20%	$13,000 – $520,000
Western Asbestos	$117,087 – $524,025	51.1%	$59,831.46 – $267,776.78
Johns-Manville	$350,000 – $750,000	5.6%	$19,600 – $42,000

Lockheed Burbank plantBurbank · at least 8 trusts · 1949–1982 · trust values together about $85,000 to $1.6 million

Trust	Mesothelioma value	Payment %	Payment at that %
ACandS	$150,000 – $550,000	2.89%	$4,335 – $15,895
Armstrong World Industries	$110,000 – $400,000	7.8%	$8,580 – $31,200
Babcock & Wilcox	$90,000 – $400,000	4.3%	$3,870 – $17,200
Fibreboard	$135,000 – $450,000	3.5%	$4,725 – $15,750
J.T. Thorpe (California)	Not published	—	—
Owens Corning	$215,000 – $650,000	4.3%	$9,245 – $27,950
Thorpe Insulation	$59,791 – $2,391,652	58.6%	$35,037.53 – $1,401,508.07
Johns-Manville	$350,000 – $750,000	5.6%	$19,600 – $42,000

Shell Carson refineryCarson · at least 8 trusts · 1926–1982 · trust values together about $120,000 to $1.7 million

Trust	Mesothelioma value	Payment %	Payment at that %
ACandS	$150,000 – $550,000	2.89%	$4,335 – $15,895
Armstrong World Industries	$110,000 – $400,000	7.8%	$8,580 – $31,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)	$60,718.95 – $256,000	60%	$36,431.37 – $153,600
Fibreboard	$135,000 – $450,000	3.5%	$4,725 – $15,750
J.T. Thorpe (California)	Not published	—	—
Owens Corning	$215,000 – $650,000	4.3%	$9,245 – $27,950
Thorpe Insulation	$59,791 – $2,391,652	58.6%	$35,037.53 – $1,401,508.07
Johns-Manville	$350,000 – $750,000	5.6%	$19,600 – $42,000

C&H Sugar refineryCrockett · at least 8 trusts · 1901–1982 · trust values together about $120,000 to $950,000

Trust	Mesothelioma value	Payment %	Payment at that %
Babcock & Wilcox	$90,000 – $400,000	4.3%	$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering	$75,000 – $400,000	15.3%	$11,475 – $61,200
Eagle-Picher	No fixed schedule	—	Set case by case
Fibreboard	$135,000 – $450,000	3.5%	$4,725 – $15,750
Owens Corning	$215,000 – $650,000	4.3%	$9,245 – $27,950
Plant Insulation	$65,000 – $2,600,000	20%	$13,000 – $520,000
Western Asbestos	$117,087 – $524,025	51.1%	$59,831.46 – $267,776.78
Johns-Manville	$350,000 – $750,000	5.6%	$19,600 – $42,000

Shell Dominguez refineryDominguez · at least 8 trusts · 1926–1982 · trust values together about $120,000 to $1.7 million

Trust	Mesothelioma value	Payment %	Payment at that %
ACandS	$150,000 – $550,000	2.89%	$4,335 – $15,895
Armstrong World Industries	$110,000 – $400,000	7.8%	$8,580 – $31,200
Babcock & Wilcox	$90,000 – $400,000	4.3%	$3,870 – $17,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)	$60,718.95 – $256,000	60%	$36,431.37 – $153,600
J.T. Thorpe (California)	Not published	—	—
Owens Corning	$215,000 – $650,000	4.3%	$9,245 – $27,950
Thorpe Insulation	$59,791 – $2,391,652	58.6%	$35,037.53 – $1,401,508.07
Johns-Manville	$350,000 – $750,000	5.6%	$19,600 – $42,000

Kaiser Richmond shipyards (Permanente Metals)Richmond · at least 8 trusts · 1939–1982 · trust values together about $110,000 to $450,000

Trust	Mesothelioma value	Payment %	Payment at that %
Babcock & Wilcox	$90,000 – $400,000	4.3%	$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering	$75,000 – $400,000	15.3%	$11,475 – $61,200
Fibreboard	$135,000 – $450,000	3.5%	$4,725 – $15,750
Kaiser Aluminum	Not published	—	—
Owens Corning	$215,000 – $650,000	4.3%	$9,245 – $27,950
Turner & Newall	$200,000 – $600,000	2.9%	$5,800 – $17,400
Western Asbestos	$117,087 – $524,025	51.1%	$59,831.46 – $267,776.78
Johns-Manville	$350,000 – $750,000	5.6%	$19,600 – $42,000

Bethlehem Steel San Francisco shipyardSan Francisco · at least 8 trusts · 1936–1999 · trust values together about $120,000 to $950,000

Trust	Mesothelioma value	Payment %	Payment at that %
Babcock & Wilcox	$90,000 – $400,000	4.3%	$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering	$75,000 – $400,000	15.3%	$11,475 – $61,200
Eagle-Picher	No fixed schedule	—	Set case by case
Fibreboard	$135,000 – $450,000	3.5%	$4,725 – $15,750
Owens Corning	$215,000 – $650,000	4.3%	$9,245 – $27,950
Plant Insulation	$65,000 – $2,600,000	20%	$13,000 – $520,000
Western Asbestos	$117,087 – $524,025	51.1%	$59,831.46 – $267,776.78
Johns-Manville	$350,000 – $750,000	5.6%	$19,600 – $42,000

Douglas Aircraft Santa Monica plantSanta Monica · at least 8 trusts · 1940–1982 · trust values together about $120,000 to $1.7 million

Trust	Mesothelioma value	Payment %	Payment at that %
ACandS	$150,000 – $550,000	2.89%	$4,335 – $15,895
Armstrong World Industries	$110,000 – $400,000	7.8%	$8,580 – $31,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)	$60,718.95 – $256,000	60%	$36,431.37 – $153,600
Fibreboard	$135,000 – $450,000	3.5%	$4,725 – $15,750
J.T. Thorpe (California)	Not published	—	—
Owens Corning	$215,000 – $650,000	4.3%	$9,245 – $27,950
Thorpe Insulation	$59,791 – $2,391,652	58.6%	$35,037.53 – $1,401,508.07
Johns-Manville	$350,000 – $750,000	5.6%	$19,600 – $42,000

Douglas Aircraft Torrance plantTorrance · at least 8 trusts · 1956–1982 · trust values together about $82,000 to $1.5 million

Trust	Mesothelioma value	Payment %	Payment at that %
A.P. Green	$165,694	6.0%	$9,941.64
ACandS	$150,000 – $550,000	2.89%	$4,335 – $15,895
Armstrong World Industries	$110,000 – $400,000	7.8%	$8,580 – $31,200
Eagle-Picher	No fixed schedule	—	Set case by case
Fibreboard	$135,000 – $450,000	3.5%	$4,725 – $15,750
J.T. Thorpe (California)	Not published	—	—
Thorpe Insulation	$59,791 – $2,391,652	58.6%	$35,037.53 – $1,401,508.07
Johns-Manville	$350,000 – $750,000	5.6%	$19,600 – $42,000

Dow ChemicalTorrance · at least 8 trusts · 1942–1982 · trust values together about $120,000 to $1.7 million

Trust	Mesothelioma value	Payment %	Payment at that %
ACandS	$150,000 – $550,000	2.89%	$4,335 – $15,895
Armstrong World Industries	$110,000 – $400,000	7.8%	$8,580 – $31,200
Babcock & Wilcox	$90,000 – $400,000	4.3%	$3,870 – $17,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)	$60,718.95 – $256,000	60%	$36,431.37 – $153,600
J.T. Thorpe (California)	Not published	—	—
Owens Corning	$215,000 – $650,000	4.3%	$9,245 – $27,950
Thorpe Insulation	$59,791 – $2,391,652	58.6%	$35,037.53 – $1,401,508.07
Johns-Manville	$350,000 – $750,000	5.6%	$19,600 – $42,000

Holly SugarTracy · at least 8 trusts · 1929–1989 · trust values together about $150,000 to $580,000

Trust	Mesothelioma value	Payment %	Payment at that %
A.P. Green	$165,694	6.0%	$9,941.64
Babcock & Wilcox	$90,000 – $400,000	4.3%	$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering	$75,000 – $400,000	15.3%	$11,475 – $61,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)	$60,718.95 – $256,000	60%	$36,431.37 – $153,600
Eagle-Picher	No fixed schedule	—	Set case by case
Owens Corning	$215,000 – $650,000	4.3%	$9,245 – $27,950
Western Asbestos	$117,087 – $524,025	51.1%	$59,831.46 – $267,776.78
Johns-Manville	$350,000 – $750,000	5.6%	$19,600 – $42,000

A closer look at major California worksites

The worksites below are among those recognized by the most asbestos trusts in California — eleven or more, counting Johns-Manville — and include the state's three big Navy shipyards. Each profile draws on the trust signatures present at the site to identify the products workers handled, the trades most heavily exposed, and the asbestos types they likely encountered. Your specific worksite may be documented even if it doesn't appear here — call us.

Chevron Richmond refinery (Standard Oil of California) — Richmond

Recognized by at least 17 asbestos trusts · 1912–1999

The Richmond refinery opened in 1902 and grew into one of the largest refineries on the West Coast. Standard Oil Company of California ran it for most of the century and renamed itself Chevron in 1984. The trusts list it under Standard Oil, Standard Oil Company of California, Chevron, and Chevron Oil, and name individual units, tanks, and the No. 2 steam plant; it is one facility. Chevron Chemical, Chevron Research, and California Chemical, which the trusts list separately, are not counted here.

Workers exposed. Refinery operations of this scale required pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, refractory workers (concentrated on cat crackers, reformers, and process heaters), mechanics, instrument technicians, and electricians, along with the contract crews who worked turnarounds and construction projects.

Trust documentation: recognized by at least 17 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, ABB Lummus, ACandS, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Flexitallic, J.T. Thorpe (California), Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Pittsburgh Corning, Plant Insulation, Turner & Newall, Western Asbestos, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1912 through 1999.

Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Because the Owens-Illinois trust signature is present, Owens-Illinois Kaylo high-temperature pipe insulation, an amosite (brown asbestos) product, was used at this site during the 1948–1958 manufacturing window — the Owens-Illinois listing names the No. 2 steam plant — with Owens Corning continuing the Kaylo line afterward; Pittsburgh Corning's amosite-rich Unibestos and Fibreboard pipe and block insulation covered further high-temperature lines. Turner & Newall Limpet sprayed asbestos was installed at this site, with ACandS crews applying it; standard Limpet was an amosite product, and in the refinery's highest-temperature service the inference extends to Limpet Blue, made with crocidolite (blue asbestos). A.P. Green refractory products lined the crude heaters and cat crackers. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers carried gaskets and packing at every steam connection, Flexitallic spiral-wound gaskets sealed high-pressure flanges, and Eagle-Picher One-Cote insulating cement covered boiler and equipment exteriors. Western Asbestos, Plant Insulation, and J.T. Thorpe, insulation contractors with trusts of their own, applied much of the insulation; ABB Lummus's listing reflects refinery engineering and construction, and the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite also appeared in acid-service gaskets and packing.

Shell Martinez refinery and chemical plant — Martinez

Recognized by at least 16 asbestos trusts · 1923–2000

Shell's Martinez refinery has operated on the Carquinez Strait since 1915, one of the major refineries of the San Francisco Bay industrial corridor. The trusts list it under Shell Oil, Shell Company of California, Shell Chemical, and the Martinez Refinery, and name individual units and shops; our firm's records treat Shell Oil and Shell Chemical at Martinez as one facility. The neighboring Avon refinery is a separate site.

Workers exposed. Pipefitters, insulators, refractory workers (FCC units, process heaters, crackers), boilermakers, mechanics, instrument technicians, and electricians, along with the contract crews who worked turnarounds and construction projects.

Trust documentation: recognized by at least 16 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, ACandS, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, J.T. Thorpe (California), NARCO, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Pittsburgh Corning, Plant Insulation, Turner & Newall, Western Asbestos, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1923 through 2000.

Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Turner & Newall Limpet sprayed asbestos was installed at this site, with ACandS crews applying it. Standard Limpet was an amosite (brown asbestos) product; given the refinery's high-temperature service, the inference extends to Limpet Blue, made with crocidolite (blue asbestos), in the hottest process areas. Because the Owens-Illinois trust signature is present, Owens-Illinois Kaylo high-temperature pipe insulation, also an amosite product, was used at this site during the 1948–1958 manufacturing window, with Owens Corning continuing the Kaylo line afterward; Pittsburgh Corning's amosite-rich Unibestos, Fibreboard, and Armstrong insulation covered further high-temperature lines. A.P. Green and NARCO refractory products lined process heaters, FCC units, and reformers. Babcock & Wilcox boilers carried gaskets and packing at every steam connection, and Eagle-Picher One-Cote insulating cement covered boiler exteriors. Western Asbestos, Plant Insulation, and J.T. Thorpe crews applied much of the insulation, and the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite also appeared in acid-service gaskets and packing.

ARCO Watson refinery (Richfield Oil) — Carson

Recognized by at least 15 asbestos trusts · 1942–1987

Richfield Oil's Watson refinery, which the trusts also call the Watson/Carson refinery, became Atlantic Richfield's (ARCO's) when Richfield merged with Atlantic Refining in 1966. The trusts list it under Richfield Oil, Atlantic Richfield, ARCO, and the Watson refinery, and file it under both Carson and Watson; those listings are counted here as one facility. ARCO listings filed under Wilmington are left separate.

Workers exposed. Pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, refractory workers (concentrated on cat crackers, reformers, and process heaters), mechanics, instrument technicians, and electricians, along with the contract crews who worked turnarounds.

Trust documentation: recognized by at least 15 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, ACandS, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Fibreboard, J.T. Thorpe (California), J.T. Thorpe (Texas), Kaiser Aluminum, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Plant Insulation, Thorpe Insulation, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1942 through 1987.

Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Because the Owens-Illinois trust signature is present — its listing names the Watson/Carson refinery — Owens-Illinois Kaylo high-temperature pipe insulation, an amosite (brown asbestos) product, was used at this site during the 1948–1958 manufacturing window, with Owens Corning continuing the Kaylo line afterward; Fibreboard and Armstrong pipe and block insulation, its high-temperature grades also made with amosite, covered further process and steam lines. Thorpe Insulation, both J.T. Thorpe trusts, Plant Insulation, and ACandS crews applied much of that insulation. A.P. Green and Kaiser refractory products lined the cat crackers and crude heaters. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers carried gaskets and packing at every steam connection, and the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in acid-service gaskets and packing.

Chevron El Segundo refinery (Standard Oil of California) — El Segundo

Recognized by at least 15 asbestos trusts · 1920–1985

Standard Oil Company of California built its El Segundo refinery in 1911, its second in the state — the town took its name from it — and the refinery has been Chevron's since the company renamed itself in 1984. The trusts list it under Standard Oil, Standard Oil Company of California, Chevron, and Chevron Oil, and name the boiler house and individual units; it is one facility.

Trust documentation: recognized by at least 15 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, ACandS, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, J.T. Thorpe (California), Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Plant Insulation, Thorpe Insulation, Turner & Newall, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1920 through 1985.

Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Turner & Newall Limpet sprayed asbestos was installed at this site — its listing names a fireproofed tank column — with ACandS crews applying it; standard Limpet was an amosite (brown asbestos) product, and in the hottest process areas the inference extends to Limpet Blue, made with crocidolite (blue asbestos). Because the Owens-Illinois trust signature is present — its listing names the refinery's boiler house — Owens-Illinois Kaylo high-temperature pipe insulation, also an amosite product, was used here during the 1948–1958 manufacturing window, with Owens Corning continuing the Kaylo line afterward; Fibreboard and Armstrong insulation covered further high-temperature lines, much of it applied by Thorpe Insulation, J.T. Thorpe, and Plant Insulation crews. A.P. Green refractory products lined the cat crackers and crude heaters. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers carried gaskets and packing at every steam connection, Eagle-Picher One-Cote insulating cement covered boiler exteriors, and the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite also appeared in acid-service gaskets and packing.

Kaiser Steel Fontana mill — Fontana

Recognized by at least 15 asbestos trusts · 1942–1982

Henry J. Kaiser built the Fontana steel mill during World War II to supply steel for his West Coast shipyards, and Kaiser Steel made steel there until the early 1980s. The trusts list it under Kaiser Steel, Kaiser Steel Corporation, the steel mill, and its cold-rolled sheet and strip facility; it is one facility. The Kaiser hospital in Fontana is a separate site.

Workers exposed. Refractory workers (blast furnaces, coke ovens, open hearths, and the basic oxygen furnace), boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, millwrights, electricians, and steel-mill maintenance trades. Integrated steel operations exposed workers to refractory-intensive environments unmatched in most other industrial settings.

Trust documentation: recognized by at least 15 asbestos trusts — ACandS, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, DII Industries (Halliburton), DII Industries (Harbison-Walker), Fibreboard, J.T. Thorpe (California), Kaiser Aluminum, NARCO, Owens Corning, Pittsburgh Corning, Plant Insulation, Thorpe Insulation, W.R. Grace, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1942 through 1982.

Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Harbison-Walker refractory brick, NARCO gun mixes and castables, and Kaiser refractory products lined the blast furnaces, coke ovens, and steelmaking and reheating furnaces, the highest-exposure work in the mill. Pittsburgh Corning Unibestos, an amosite (brown asbestos)-rich high-temperature pipe insulation, was used at this site, and Owens Corning, Fibreboard, and Armstrong pipe and block insulation covered the mill's steam and process lines, applied in large part by Thorpe Insulation, J.T. Thorpe, Plant Insulation, and ACandS crews. Babcock & Wilcox boilers carried gaskets and packing at every steam connection, W.R. Grace Monokote fireproofed structural steel, and the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in acid-service gaskets and packing.

National Steel & Shipbuilding (NASSCO) — San Diego

Recognized by at least 14 asbestos trusts · 1952–1982

The National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, NASSCO, took that name in 1949 and has built and repaired Navy auxiliaries, cargo ships, and tankers on San Diego Bay ever since; General Dynamics has owned it since 1998. The trusts list it under National Steel & Shipbuilding, National Steel, and NASSCO; it is one facility.

Workers exposed. Shipbuilding and ship repair required pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, refractory workers, machinists, electricians, sheet-metal workers, welders, and riggers. Insulators were the most heavily exposed trade, but bystander exposure was pervasive — the trades worked on top of each other in the confined spaces of ship construction.

Trust documentation: recognized by at least 14 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Harbison-Walker), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Flexitallic, J.T. Thorpe (California), Kaiser Aluminum, NARCO, Owens Corning, Pittsburgh Corning, Thorpe Insulation, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1952 through 1982.

Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Pittsburgh Corning Unibestos, an amosite (brown asbestos)-rich high-temperature pipe insulation, was used at this site; Unibestos met the Navy specification for high-temperature pipe insulation. Owens Corning and Fibreboard pipe and block insulation ran throughout the ships, installed in large part by Thorpe Insulation and J.T. Thorpe crews, with Eagle-Picher insulating cement over boilers and machinery. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering marine boilers carried gaskets and packing at every connection, Flexitallic spiral-wound gaskets sealed high-pressure steam piping, and A.P. Green, Harbison-Walker, NARCO, and Kaiser refractory products lined the boiler furnaces. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in certain Navy applications and acid-service gaskets and packing.

Mare Island Naval Shipyard — Vallejo

Recognized by at least 14 asbestos trusts · 1908–1999

Mare Island was the Navy's first shipyard on the West Coast, operating from 1854 until it closed in 1996. Across more than a century it built and repaired battleships, cruisers, destroyers, and submarines, through the eras of steam, oil, and nuclear propulsion, including nuclear submarines for the Polaris missile program. The trusts list it under Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Mare Island Navy Yard, and San Francisco Bay Naval Shipyard (the name the Navy used for Mare Island and Hunters Point together in the late 1960s), and name individual buildings; it is one facility. Western Asbestos also lists hundreds of individual ships under Vallejo.

Workers exposed. Boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, submarine refit specialists, machinist's mates, sheet-metal workers, electricians, welders, and painters across more than a century of Navy shipyard work.

Trust documentation: recognized by at least 14 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Flexitallic, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Pittsburgh Corning, Plant Insulation, Turner & Newall, Western Asbestos, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1908 through 1999.

Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Pittsburgh Corning Unibestos, an amosite (brown asbestos)-rich high-temperature pipe insulation, was used at this site; Unibestos met the Navy specification for high-temperature pipe insulation. Because the Owens-Illinois trust signature is present, Owens-Illinois Kaylo high-temperature pipe insulation, also an amosite product, was used here during the 1948–1958 manufacturing window, with Owens Corning continuing the Kaylo line afterward. Turner & Newall Limpet sprayed asbestos, standard grades made with amosite and Limpet Blue with crocidolite (blue asbestos), was installed at this site. Fibreboard, Armstrong, and Owens Corning pipe and block insulation ran through the machinery spaces, much of it applied by Western Asbestos and Plant Insulation crews, with Eagle-Picher insulating cement over boilers and turbines. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering marine boilers carried gaskets and packing, A.P. Green refractory lined their furnaces, and Flexitallic spiral-wound gaskets sealed high-pressure propulsion piping. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite also appeared in high-pressure and acid-service gaskets and packing.

Texaco Wilmington refinery — Wilmington

Recognized by at least 14 asbestos trusts · 1930–1982

Texaco's Wilmington refinery operated for decades in the Los Angeles harbor refining district; it was The Texas Company's until the company renamed itself Texaco in 1959. The trusts list it under Texaco, Texaco Inc., The Texas Company, and the Wilmington refinery, and name a gas compression plant and marine operations; it is one facility.

Workers exposed. Pipefitters, insulators, refractory workers, boilermakers, mechanics, instrument technicians, and electricians, along with the contract crews who worked turnarounds.

Trust documentation: recognized by at least 14 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, ACandS, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), DII Industries (Harbison-Walker), Fibreboard, J.T. Thorpe (California), Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Plant Insulation, Thorpe Insulation, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1930 through 1982.

Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Because the Owens-Illinois trust signature is present — its listing names The Texas Company's Wilmington refinery — Owens-Illinois Kaylo high-temperature pipe insulation, an amosite (brown asbestos) product, was used at this site during the 1948–1958 manufacturing window, with Owens Corning continuing the Kaylo line afterward; Fibreboard and Armstrong pipe and block insulation covered further process and steam lines, applied in large part by Thorpe Insulation, J.T. Thorpe, Plant Insulation, and ACandS crews. A.P. Green and Harbison-Walker refractory products lined process heaters, FCC units, and reformers. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers carried gaskets and packing at every steam connection, and the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in acid-service gaskets and packing.

Long Beach Naval Shipyard — Long Beach

Recognized by at least 12 asbestos trusts · 1930–1982

The Navy's shipyard on Terminal Island began during World War II as its Terminal Island dry docks and became Long Beach Naval Shipyard, repairing and overhauling battleships, aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, and auxiliaries of the Pacific Fleet until it closed in 1997. The trusts list it under Long Beach Naval Shipyard, Naval Drydocks, and U.S. Naval Shipyard, and name individual buildings; it is one facility. The Long Beach Naval Station and naval hospital are separate sites, and Thorpe Insulation also lists thousands of individual ships under Long Beach.

Workers exposed. Boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, refractory workers, sheet-metal workers, electricians, machinist's mates, welders, and painters, in machinery spaces, engine rooms, boiler rooms, and shipyard buildings.

Trust documentation: recognized by at least 12 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, ACandS, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, Burns & Roe, Combustion Engineering, Fibreboard, J.T. Thorpe (California), Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Thorpe Insulation, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1930 through 1982.

Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Because the Owens-Illinois trust signature is present — its listing names Building 53 — Owens-Illinois Kaylo high-temperature pipe insulation, an amosite (brown asbestos) product, was used at this site during the 1948–1958 manufacturing window, with Owens Corning continuing the Kaylo line afterward. Fibreboard and Armstrong pipe and block insulation covered steam and propulsion piping, applied in large part by Thorpe Insulation, J.T. Thorpe, and ACandS crews. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering marine boilers carried gaskets and packing at every connection, and A.P. Green refractory lined their furnaces. Burns & Roe's listing reflects engineering and construction work at the yard. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in certain Navy applications and acid-service gaskets and packing.

Hunters Point Naval Shipyard (San Francisco Naval Shipyard) — San Francisco

Recognized by at least 11 asbestos trusts · 1943–1999

The Navy took over the Hunters Point dry docks in southeast San Francisco at the start of World War II and ran them as a shipyard, later named San Francisco Naval Shipyard, building and overhauling Pacific Fleet ships until shipyard work ended in the 1970s. The trusts list it under Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, San Francisco Naval Shipyard, and San Francisco Bay Naval Shipyard (the name the Navy used for Hunters Point and Mare Island together in the late 1960s), and name Buildings 281 and 813; it is one facility. PG&E's Hunters Point power plant is a separate site.

Workers exposed. Naval shipyard operations at this scale required boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators (laggers), machinist's mates, sheet-metal workers, electricians, welders, painters, and refractory workers across machinery spaces, engine rooms, boiler rooms, and shipyard buildings.

Trust documentation: recognized by at least 11 asbestos trusts — Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, Fibreboard, Flexitallic, NARCO, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Pittsburgh Corning, Plant Insulation, Western Asbestos, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1943 through 1999.

Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Pittsburgh Corning Unibestos, an amosite (brown asbestos)-rich high-temperature pipe insulation, was used at this site; Unibestos met the Navy specification for high-temperature pipe insulation. Because the Owens-Illinois trust signature is present — its listing names Building 813 — Owens-Illinois Kaylo high-temperature pipe insulation, also an amosite product, was used here during the 1948–1958 manufacturing window, with Owens Corning continuing the Kaylo line afterward. Fibreboard, Armstrong, and Owens Corning pipe and block insulation ran throughout the machinery spaces, much of it applied by Western Asbestos and Plant Insulation crews. Babcock & Wilcox marine boilers carried gaskets and packing, NARCO refractory lined their furnaces, and Flexitallic spiral-wound gaskets sealed high-pressure propulsion and steam piping. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in certain Navy applications and acid-service gaskets and packing.

California entries by city

The trusts' lists hold California entries in 1,039 communities. The table below shows communities with 20 or more entries. Call us for any specific worksite — whether or not the city appears here.

Entries on the trusts' lists, city by city1,039 communities

City	Entries on the trusts' lists
Long Beach	3,457
San Francisco	1,927
Los Angeles	1,607
Richmond	1,108
Oakland	619
Vallejo	532
San Diego	417
San Jose	274
Sacramento	266
Wilmington	215
Stockton	189
Torrance	185
Terminal Island	177
South San Francisco	167
Vernon	166
Berkeley	164
San Pedro	152
Palo Alto	145
Martinez	131
San Leandro	123
Sausalito	117
Sunnyvale	112
El Segundo	110
Santa Clara	110
Alameda	106
Carson	105
Bakersfield	103
Pittsburg	102
Hayward	101
Fresno	96
Pasadena	86
Emeryville	78
San Rafael	77
South Gate	76
Antioch	74
Livermore	74
Riverside	74
Burbank	70
Modesto	70
Van Nuys	70
Mountain View	69
Santa Fe Springs	68
Anaheim	65
Fremont	64
Glendale	64
Santa Monica	64
San Bernardino	63
Concord	62
Santa Rosa	58
Fontana	55
Redwood City	55
Huntington Beach	54
Pomona	53
Fullerton	52
San Mateo	47
Walnut Creek	46
Eureka	45
Rodeo	45
Benicia	44
Dominguez	44
Newark	43
Salinas	43
Redondo Beach	41
Burlingame	40
Oxnard	40
Santa Ana	40
Ventura	40
Alhambra	38
Compton	38
Pleasanton	36
Menlo Park	35
Napa	35
Santa Barbara	35
Trona	34
Tracy	33
Downey	32
Gardena	32
Inglewood	32
Stanford	29
Chula Vista	28
Daly City	28
Hollywood	28
Ontario	28
Brea	27
Canoga Park	27
Davis	27
Paramount	27
Belmont	26
Cupertino	26
Lodi	26
Monterey	26
Santa Maria	26
La Jolla	25
Santa Cruz	25
Union City	25
Buena Park	24
Moss Landing	24
Novato	24
Redding	24
Beverly Hills	23
Orange	23
San Fernando	23
Carlsbad	22
Chico	22
Colton	22
Huntington Park	22
Watsonville	22
El Centro	21
Merced	21
Whittier	21
Morro Bay	20

The trusts' lists also name 928 other California communities.

The smaller communities run from Central Valley canneries, sugar refineries, and packing houses to north-coast lumber mills, Mojave mines and cement plants, and the schools, hospitals, and office buildings of every California city.

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Hunters Point Naval Shipyard (San Francisco Naval Shipyard)

San Francisco · Shipyard · 18 decisions · Our profile of this site

Gorton v. Warren Pumps, LLC (2023): Electrician mate standing fire watch during overhaul, 1961
Gorton v. Eaton Corporation (2022): Electrician mate, 1961
In re Asbestos (2021): Marine machinist, 1962-1973
Estes v. Eaton Corporation (2020): Electrician, 1966-1973
Harris v. CBS Corporation (2019): Sheet metal worker/pipefitter, 1966 and 1968-1973
and 13 more

Mare Island Naval Shipyard

Vallejo · Shipyard · 13 decisions · Our profile of this site

Speck v. CBS Corporation (2024): Civilian electrician, 1960s-1980s
Petrie v. Novelis Corporation (2021): Pipefitter on naval ships
Estes v. Eaton Corporation (2020): Electrician, about a year, until 1974
Viale v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp. (2020): Worked with Benjamin Upton at Mare Island; a boiler was demolished in his presence
Viale v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp. (2020)
and 8 more

Long Beach Naval Shipyard

Long Beach · Shipyard · 10 decisions · Our profile of this site

Hickson v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2022): Pipefitter
Corley v. Long-Lewis, Inc. (2010): Boiler room technician and ship-wide maintenance worker, 1949 or 1950
Clemmer v. Thorpe Insulation Company (2009): Fireman apprentice; first class machinist mate in charge of the engine room, 1953-1960
Oxford v. Foster Wheeler LLC (2009): Worked at various shipyards, 1963-1967
Wangen v. Gardner Denver, Inc. (2009): Navy sailor during ship maintenance and repair port visits, 1951-1952
and 5 more

Treasure Island Naval Station

Naval base or military site · 7 decisions

In re Asbestos (2021): Machinist, 1974-1980
In re Asbestos (2021): Machinist, 1974-1980
In re Asbestos (2021): Civilian machinist, 1974-1980
In re Asbestos (2021): Removed and replaced steam traps inside buildings
In re Toy Asbestos (2021): Worked on steam traps (removed and replaced), 1974-1980
and 2 more

Chevron Richmond refinery (Standard Oil of California)

Richmond · Refinery · 5 decisions · Our profile of this site

Nolen v. Foster Wheeler Energy Corp. (2012): Sales engineer/sales representative for water treatment chemicals, 1976-1979
Collins v. Plant Insulation Company (2010): Boilermaker welder, 1973 through 1976
Lineaweaver v. Plant Insulation Co. (1995): Laborer and journeyman boilermaker/welder, 1950-1984
Smith v. ACandS, Inc. (1994): Pipe fitter, 1947 through the late 1960's
Williamson v. Plant Insulation Co. (1994): Laborer, helper, boilermaker welder, head mechanic and field construction supervisor, 1947-1977

Exxon Benicia refinery (Humble Oil)

Benicia · Refinery · 3 decisions

Viale v. Foster Wheeler, LLC (2021): Worker for independent contractors
Viale v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp. (2020): Worked for a contractor at the refinery (offplot area), July 1968
Barr v. ACandS, Inc. (1997): 1964-1973

Triple A Machine Shop

San Francisco · Shipyard · 3 decisions

Harris v. Thomas Dee Engineering Co., Inc. (2021): Hull maintenance technician, 1973
Harris v. Thomas Dee Engineering Co., Inc. (2021): Hull maintenance technician, 1973
Harris v. Triple A Machine Shop, Inc. (2019): Hull maintenance technician, 1973

Union Oil Los Angeles refinery (Unocal)

Wilmington · Refinery · 3 decisions

Kinsman v. Unocal Corporation (2007): Carpenter (scaffolding), 1950s
Kinsman v. Unocal Corporation (2005): Carpenter (scaffolding), 1950's
Kinsman v. Unocal Corp. (2003): Carpenter (scaffolding), 1950's

California Correctional Center

Susanville · Other · 2 decisions

Person v. Perry (2021): State prison inmate
Adcock v. Peery (2020): State prisoner housed in dormitories

CertainTeed Santa Clara asbestos-cement pipe plant

Santa Clara · Factory or plant · 2 decisions

Trapp v. CertainTEED Corporation (2018): Lived and worked four to seven miles from the plant, 1963-1997
Gutierrez v. Cassiar Mining Corp. (1998): Worker at cement manufacturing plant, 1970-1975

Chevron El Segundo refinery (Standard Oil of California)

El Segundo · Refinery · 2 decisions · Our profile of this site

Saller v. Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (2017): Refinery worker with a number of different jobs, 1959-1967
Saller v. Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (2010): Barrel reconditioning, filling plant worker and warehouse forklift operator, 1959-1967

Combustion Power Company (Unit 400 pilot plant)

Menlo Park · Factory or plant · 2 decisions

Paroni EX rel. Estate OF Paroni v. General Electric UK Holdings Ltd. (2021): Welder, 1970-1972
Paroni EX rel. Estate OF Paroni v. Alstom SA (2020): Welder, 1970-1972

Fluor complex

Irvine · Other · 2 decisions

Collantes v. Elementis Chemicals, Inc. (2020): Janitor, 1992-1995
Hernandezcueva v. EF Brady Company, Inc. (2015): Janitor, 1992 or 1993 to 1995

Mobil Torrance refinery (General Petroleum)

Torrance · Refinery · 2 decisions

Rollin v. Foster Wheeler, LLC (2012): Stillsman in the FCC unit, 1970-1997
Webster v. Exxonmobil Oil Corp. (2011): Industrial painter, 1975-1977

Naval Air Station North Island (incl. Naval Air Rework Facility)

San Diego · Naval base or military site · 2 decisions

Kent v. Warren Pumps, LLC (2014): Maintenance machinist, 1961 to 1987, except 1966 to 1970
Whitlock v. Foster Wheeler, LLC (2008): Boiler technician, June-November 1966

67 more worksites

PG&E Antioch power plant

Antioch · Power plant · 2 decisions

Short v. Sequoia Ventures, Inc. (2009): Operator, 1964-1966
Smith v. ACandS, Inc. (1994): Pipe fitter, early 1950's and early 1960's

Santa Fe Railroad Barstow yard and diesel shops

Barstow · Railroad shop or yard · 2 decisions

Quiroz v. BNSF Railway Company (2015): Switchman, brakeman and conductor, 1966-2004
Haver v. BNSF Railway Company (2010): Hostler (husband Mike Haver), 1972-1974

Todd Shipyards (Los Angeles Shipbuilding & Drydock)

San Pedro · Shipyard · 2 decisions

Schildknegt v. Air and Liquid Systems Corp. (2019): Pipefitter and welder, 1960s
Ballenger v. Agco Corporation (2007): Naval officer

AAMC water heater manufacturing facility

Santa Monica · Factory or plant · 1 decision

Sandoval v. American Appliance Manufacturing Corp. (2017): Worker in paint department of water heater manufacturing facility (her husband Rodolfo), 1977-1989

Alcoa Building

San Francisco · Building · 1 decision

Casey v. Perini Corporation (2012): Apprentice plumber, 1963-1964

American Pipe and Construction Co. / Amercoat plant

Brea · Factory or plant · 1 decision

Ashdown v. Ameron International Corp. (2000): Pipe inspector, 1964-1966

Anheuser-Busch Brewery, Van Nuys

Van Nuys · Factory or plant · 1 decision

Benavidez v. Fluor Corp. (2021): Sheet metal worker, 1970s (possibly also 1980s)

Automation Progress (machine shop)

Factory or plant · 1 decision

Goede v. Aerojet General Corporation (2004): Daughter of a machinist (father Robert Foster), early 1960s

Bekins main warehouse

Stockton · Building · 1 decision

Johnson v. ArvinMeritor, Inc. (2017): Visitor to his father's workplace who sometimes helped with brake and clutch work, 1972-1982

Benicia Pump Repair

Benicia · Factory or plant · 1 decision

In re New York City Asbetos Litigation (2017): Machinist, 1950s-1980s

Bethlehem Steel San Francisco shipyard

San Francisco · Shipyard · 1 decision

Kaminski v. Western MacArthur Co. (1985): Shipfitter's helper, 1942

California Maritime (Merchant) Academy

Vallejo · School or hospital · 1 decision

Payne v. Abb, Inc. (2022): 1970s

California Pacific Medical Center (Presbyterian Hospital)

San Francisco · School or hospital · 1 decision

McGonnell v. Kaiser Gypsum Co., Inc. (2002): Plumber/engineer/assistant chief engineer, 1975-1999

Camp Pendleton

Naval base or military site · 1 decision

Fisher v. Beazer East, Inc. (2013): Marine Corps boiler work, 1953-1955

Century Plaza Hotel

Los Angeles · Building · 1 decision

In re New York City Asbestos Litigation (2016): Butcher and banquet chef, 1980-1999

Chinese Hospital

San Francisco · School or hospital · 1 decision

Lyons v. Chinese Hospital Association (2006): Building contractor remodeling hospital floor, 1998-1999

Civic Auditorium

San Francisco · Building · 1 decision

Casey v. Perini Corporation (2012): Plumber and pipefitter, 1962-1963

Coalinga Operating Unit superfund site

Coalinga · Mine or mill · 1 decision

Marquez v. Pac Operating Limited Partnership (2016): Child resident of Coalinga, 1962-1972

Contra Costa Powerhouse

Antioch · Power plant · 1 decision

Whitmire v. Ingersoll-Rand Company (2010): Electrician, 1961-1966 and 1969-1985

Crocker Plaza Building

San Francisco · Building · 1 decision

Casey v. Dynalectric Company (2015): Plumber, 1968-1969

Dexter Midland Chemical Company Hayward facility

Hayward · Chemical plant · 1 decision

Booker v. Imerys Talc America, Inc. (2020): Mixer and tinter mixing paint and talc, 1970-1992

Douglas Aircraft (McDonnell Douglas)

Long Beach · Factory or plant · 1 decision

Dietrich v. Boeing Company (2021): Aircraft mechanic

Edwards Air Force Base

Naval base or military site · 1 decision

Hamrick v. A & I Company (2009): Work on military aircraft, 1957 to 1961

Fibreboard Emeryville plant and power plant

Emeryville · Factory or plant · 1 decision

Kellogg v. Asbestos Corp. Ltd. (1996): Fibreboard employee, 1930-1962

General Foundry Service

Steel mill or foundry · 1 decision

General Foundry Service v. Workers'comp. Appeals BD. (1986): Molder, 1952-1981

General Motors Van Nuys assembly plant

Van Nuys · Factory or plant · 1 decision

Soto v. BorgWarner Morse Tec Inc. (2015): Painter and painting supervisor, then security guard, 1959-1988

Goodyear Tire & Rubber plant

Los Angeles · Factory or plant · 1 decision

Ganoe v. Metalclad Insulation Corporation (2014): Utility man, 1968-1979

Gulf Oil refinery

Santa Fe Springs · Refinery · 1 decision

Schildknegt v. Air and Liquid Systems Corp. (2019): Pipefitter, 1966 or 1967 to approximately 1972

Huntington Library

San Marino · Building · 1 decision

Ochoa v. Spx Cooling Technologies, Inc. (2023): HVAC technician and pipefitter

Hyatt Regency Hotel

San Francisco · Building · 1 decision

Casey v. Perini Corporation (2012): Plumber and pipefitter

Johns-Manville asbestos mine and mill

Coalinga · Mine or mill · 1 decision

Marquez v. Pac Operating Limited Partnership (2016): Child resident of Coalinga, 1959-1972

Johns-Manville pipe plant, Long Beach

Long Beach · Factory or plant · 1 decision

Baeza v. Special Electric Company, Inc. (2016): Child of plant worker (father Ruben Baeza), 1970-1981

Johns-Manville Pittsburg plant

Pittsburg · Factory or plant · 1 decision

Johns-Manville Products Corp. v. Superior Court (1980): Employee at asbestos manufacturing plant, 1946-1975

Kaiser Richmond shipyards (Permanente Metals)

Richmond · Shipyard · 1 decision

Smith v. ACandS, Inc. (1994): Pipe fitter, 1940's

Kmart store

Riverside · Building · 1 decision

Flores v. Kmart Corporation (2012): Construction work / subcontractor, 1989-1990

Lafayette Autoworks

Lafayette · Other · 1 decision

Watts v. Pneumo Abex, LLC (2024): Automotive repair shop owner and mechanic, 1983-2005

Littles Electric

Berkeley · Other · 1 decision

Webb v. General Cable Corp. (2021): Apprentice electrician, then foreman, 1959-1973

Mariposa County High School

Mariposa · School or hospital · 1 decision

Phillips v. Honeywell International Inc. (2017): Maintenance worker, 1972

Monterey Boiler Service

Monterey · Other · 1 decision

Hellam v. Crane Co. (2014): Summer worker/helper at boiler refurbishing shop, 1962-1966

Moore Dry Dock shipyard

Oakland · Shipyard · 1 decision

Foglia v. Moore Dry Dock Company (2018): Lead electrician (father), 1942-1945

Moore Drydock

Alameda · Shipyard · 1 decision

Kaminski v. Western MacArthur Co. (1985): Shipfitter's helper, 1942

Moss Landing Powerhouse

Moss Landing · Power plant · 1 decision

Whitmire v. Ingersoll-Rand Company (2010): Electrician, 1985-1993

Mule Creek State Prison

Other · 1 decision

Deere v. Lizarraga (2019): State prisoner, September 2014 to February 2017

Narbonne High School

School or hospital · 1 decision

Union Carbide Corporation v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County (2010): Maintenance worker, boiler room, 1966-1986

NASSCO shipyard

San Diego · Shipyard · 1 decision · Our profile of this site

Ollerton v. National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (2023): Machinist Mate in the U.S. Navy, 1976-1978

Naval Construction Battalion Center, Port Hueneme

Port Hueneme · Naval base or military site · 1 decision

Lepore v. Kelsey-Hayes Co. (2016): Civilian employee identifying training needs and programs, 1974-late 1990s

Naval Station San Diego (San Diego Naval Shipyard)

San Diego · Naval base or military site · 1 decision

Wangen v. Gardner Denver, Inc. (2009): Navy sailor during ship maintenance and repair port visits, 1951-1954

Nestle plant

Salinas · Factory or plant · 1 decision

Nolen v. Foster Wheeler Energy Corp. (2012): Sales engineer/sales representative for water treatment chemicals, 1976-1979

Northrop facility, Hawthorne

Hawthorne · Factory or plant · 1 decision

Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation v. Britt (2017): Employee benefits advisor visiting facilities to enroll employees, 1979 to the mid 80s

Owens-Corning Fiberglass Santa Clara plant

Santa Clara · Factory or plant · 1 decision

Nolen v. Foster Wheeler Energy Corp. (2012): Sales engineer/sales representative for water treatment chemicals, 1976-1979

Pacific State Steel

Steel mill or foundry · 1 decision

Nolen v. Foster Wheeler Energy Corp. (2012): Sales engineer/sales representative for water treatment chemicals, 1976-1979

Park Water

Downey · Other · 1 decision

Mata v. Liberty Utilities (park Water) Corp. (2020): Son of Park Water employee Francisco Mata, who installed and repaired meters, hydrants and pipes, 1970-1989

PG&E Pittsburg power plant

Pittsburg · Power plant · 1 decision

Smith v. ACandS, Inc. (1994): Pipe fitter, early 1950's and early 1960's

Pinole Point Steel galvanizing plant

Richmond · Steel mill or foundry · 1 decision

Gatton v. AP Green Services, Inc. (1998): Laborer, qualifier, off-site project administrator, outside salesman, 1980-1990

Pyramid Pipe & Supply

Canoga Park · Other · 1 decision

Webb v. Special Electric Company, Inc. (2013): Employee who handled Transite pipe, 1969 through the late 1970s

San Quentin State Prison

Other · 1 decision

Ferris v. Gatke Corporation (2003): Employed at San Quentin State Prison (possibly), 1960 to 1970

Schlitz Brewery

Los Angeles · Factory or plant · 1 decision

Klinger v. Alderete (2013): Pipefitter, 1971

Shell Chemical plant, Torrance

Torrance · Chemical plant · 1 decision

Davis v. Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation (2012): Instrument technician, 1960s

Tosco Avon refinery (Associated, Tidewater, Phillips)

Martinez · Refinery · 1 decision

O'leary v. Dillingham Construction NA, Inc. (2016): Rigger (supervisor of rigging crew), early to mid 1970s

Transport System Services facility, Oakland waterfront

Oakland · Port or dock · 1 decision

Perez v. Century Indemnity Co. (2024): Container chassis mechanic, 1982-1987

Tri-Valley Growers fruit cannery, Plant No. 7

Modesto · Factory or plant · 1 decision

Robinson v. Ssw, Inc. (2012): Boiler tender and boiler repairman, 1969-1971 and approximately 1973-2000

U.S. Gypsum manufacturing plant

Southgate · Factory or plant · 1 decision

Griffin v. Allis-Chalmers Corporation Product Liability Trust (2010): Long-haul truck driver, 1972-1980

Union Sugar refinery, Betteravia

Betteravia · Factory or plant · 1 decision

Lopez v. the Hillshire Brands Company (2019): Child visitor to father and grandfather at the refinery, 1961-1964

University of California, San Francisco dental school

San Francisco · School or hospital · 1 decision

Rosen v. Regents of University of California (2007): Dental student, 1958-1962

West Coast Stores

North Hollywood · Building · 1 decision

Russell v. Ford Motor Company (2010): Tire changer, 1953-1954

Western Pipe & Steel Shipyard

South San Francisco · Shipyard · 1 decision

Franklin v. Usx Corp. (2001): Child of shipyard workers (parents worked at the shipyard), 1942-1945

Yosemite National Park

Other · 1 decision

Phillips v. Honeywell International Inc. (2017): Construction worker removing water and sewer lines

Every worksite named in California court decisions, with all their decisions

Plants that made asbestos products

Companies' sworn answers in asbestos lawsuits, the asbestos industry's trade journal and company records in our library name these California plants as places where asbestos products were made. Each plant's page says who ran it and when, what was made there, and which document says so. People who worked in these plants, their families, and people who lived nearby may have been exposed.

AntiochKaiser Gypsum Company, Inc. · 1957–1976
BerkeleyAmerican Insulex Corporation
DowneyWest Coast Asbestos Company, E. M. Smith Company · from 1920
EmeryvillePabco Products, Inc., Fibreboard Corp. · from 1941 · 4 products
HaywardJohns-Manville Corporation, Johns-Manville · from 1964
LompocJohns-Manville · 1928–1980 · 6 products
Long BeachJohns-Manville · 1938–1982 · 5 products
Long BeachKaiser Gypsum Company, Inc. · 1959–1962
Los AngelesZonolite Company, W. R. Grace & Co. · 1959–1973 · 2 products
Los AngelesJohns-Manville · 1929–1981 · 3 products
MidlandUnited States Gypsum Company · 1930–1969 · 4 products
NewarkZonolite Company, W. R. Grace & Co. · 1965–1973 · 1 product
PittsburgJohns-Manville · 1926–1980 · 39 products
Plaster CityUnited States Gypsum Company · 1945–1969 · 3 products
Redwood CityJohns-Manville · 1924–1955 · 7 products
Redwood CityPlant Rubber and Asbestos Works, Pabco Products, Inc. · from 1920 · 1 product
Redwood CityKaiser Gypsum Company, Inc. · 1952–1957
RichmondCertainTeed Corporation · 1915–1984
RiversideCertainTeed Corporation · 1962–1992 · 1 product
SacramentoZonolite Company, W. R. Grace & Co. · 2 products
Santa AnaKaiser Gypsum Company, Inc. · 1968–1975 · 1 product
Santa AnaZonolite Company, W. R. Grace & Co. · 1972–1973
Santa ClaraCertainTeed Corporation · 1950–1982 · 1 product
South GateUnited States Gypsum Company · 1920–1977 · 10 products
StocktonJohns-Manville · 1956–1982 · 1 product
TorranceUnited States Gypsum Company · 1966–1971 · 2 products
VernonThe Flintkote Company · 1940–1982 · 15 products

Every asbestos product plant, by state and city

Asbestos mines

The U.S. Bureau of Mines' and Geological Survey's yearbooks and the asbestos industry's trade journal, Asbestos, report these California mines producing asbestos fiber that was sold or shipped. Each mine's page says who worked it and when, what it produced and which document says so. Miners and millers, their families, and people who lived near these mines may have been exposed.

Calasbestos Corp.Riverside · Calasbestos Corp. · 1954
Coalinga Asbestos Co.Fresno County · Coalinga Asbestos Co., Inc. · 1960–1974
Copperopolis propertyCopperopolis · American Asbestos Mining Corp., Jefferson Lake Sulfur Co., Jefferson Lake Asbestos Corp. and others · 1921–1987
H. Zimdars and J. DelumeForesthill · H. Zimdars, J. Delume · 1946–1954
Homer E. Fenn depositHazel Creek · Homer E. Fenn · 1945
Huntley Industrial MineralsUbehebe district · Huntley Industrial Minerals, Inc. · 1950–1958
Katherine C mineSanta Rosa district · Calasbestos Corp. · 1955
Kohler & Chase propertyMonticello · Kohler & Chase · 1941–1944
Loma Blanca mineShasta · Homer Fenn, Loma Blanca Mines, Inc. · 1946–1950
Monticello mineMonticello · Kohler & Chase · 1960
Mount Shasta Mining Co.Shasta · Mount Shasta Mining Co. · 1953
Noon Day mineIowa Hill district · W. Zimdars and J. Delmue, Zimdars & Delmue · 1955–1956
Phoenix mineMonticello · United Asbestos Corporation, Tabor Mining Co., Asbestos Bonding Co. and others · 1933–1965
Powhatan tremolite depositsCastella and Hazel Creek (Sims) · Powhatan Mining Co. · 1944–1948
R. B. McIllroyLone Pine · R. B. McIllroy · 1941
Ray J. Sylvester tremolitenear Dunsmuir · Ray J. Sylvester, Powhatan Mining Co., Ray Sylvester · 1947–1959
Rover PitFresno County · Atlas Mineral Corp. · 1965
Santa Cruz mineJoaquin Ridge near Coalinga · Atlas Mineral Corp., Atlas Minerals Corp., Atlas Asbestos Corp. and others · 1961–1979
Santa Rita mineJoaquin Ridge near Coalinga · Union Carbide Corp., Calidria Corp., KCAC Inc. and others · 1960–2002
Todd Industries minenear Coalinga · Todd Industries, Inc., United States Asbestos Co. · 1961–1964

Our records also name 15 California asbestos deposits and mines with no sales reported: deposits and prospects the documents describe or report exploring, and mines they report worked without fiber sold. Each page says what the documents report.

15 deposits and mines with no sales reported

Antigorite depositWorked, no sales reported · near Jamestown
Blas Asbestos Corp. deposit and millWorked, no sales reported · Shasta · Blas Asbestos Corp., Johns-Manville Corp.
Chaparral Hill mineWorked, no sales reported · Tuolumne County · Rawhide Asbestos Corp. · 1960–1961
National Mill and Mining Co. millWorked, no sales reported · Coalinga · National Mill and Mining Co., Inc. · 1959–1960
Stock Asbestos mineWorked, no sales reported · Homer E. Fenn and associates
Amphibole asbestos discoveryDeposits and prospects · near the Zenia area
Asbestos Corporation claimsDeposits and prospects · Asbestos Corporation, Ltd.
Bowman mineDeposits and prospects · Foresthill · Gold Meadows Mining & Milling Co. · 1945
Mik-Ron Corp.Deposits and prospects · San Benito County · Mik-Ron Corp.
Tri-Gem Mining Co.Deposits and prospects · San Benito County · Tri-Gem Mining Co.
Tule River Indian reservation discoveryDeposits and prospects · Tule River Indian reservation, near Porterville · Suerra Shan Ri La Company
Western States Minerals depositDeposits and prospects · Big Blue Hills area · Western States Minerals Company
A. Q. Adams asbestos holdingsToo little in the documents to tell · Trinity; Siskiyou · Adams Mining, Milling & Manufacturing
Joaquin RidgeToo little in the documents to tell · Joaquin Ridge near Coalinga · Atlas Asbestos Corp., Union Carbide Corp. · 1976–1980
Morgan asbestos mineToo little in the documents to tell · Placer

Every asbestos mine in our records, by state and country

Don't see your worksite?

Your worksite may be documented even if it doesn't appear on this page. If your loved one worked at a California facility not listed, call us. Johns-Manville requires no site list at all, and we can often document exposure through the products, contractors, and equipment at a site even when no trust lists it by name.

Smaller worksites, contract jobs, short-tenure employment, federal facilities, and exposures across multiple sites are all part of the case-building process.

Call 833-4-ASBESTOS for a free case review.

How a California case may work

Eduardo is a 72-year-old retired civilian boilermaker from San Pedro. From 1972 through 1996 he worked as a civilian contractor boilermaker at Long Beach Naval Shipyard on Terminal Island — primarily on aircraft carrier and surface combatant refits, including major maintenance availabilities on Pacific Fleet carriers, cruisers, and destroyers across 24 years. His daily work involved replacing insulation on high-pressure steam lines and propulsion piping, removing and rebuilding refractory in marine boiler furnaces during overhaul, replacing gaskets and packing on valves, pumps, condensers, and propulsion systems, and working alongside ACandS and Thorpe Insulation contractor crews. When Long Beach closed in 1997, Eduardo moved to private boilermaker work in the Los Angeles basin before retiring in 2008. He had no significant health complaints until late 2025, when persistent chest pain, pleural effusion, and shortness of breath sent him for imaging. A pleural biopsy in March 2026 confirmed pleural mesothelioma of the sarcomatoid mesothelioma variety — an aggressive presentation requiring specialized oncology evaluation. Like many Long Beach Naval Shipyard workers of his generation, Eduardo had no idea his decades of shipyard work could cause cancer decades after his last day at Terminal Island.

For a family in Eduardo's position, recovery typically runs across several tracks at once. Eduardo's pre-1983 exposure qualifies him for the Johns-Manville Settlement Trust — even one day of exposure before December 31, 1982 is enough for mesothelioma claims, and Eduardo had ten years of shipyard work before then. Beyond Johns-Manville, his exposure at Long Beach Naval Shipyard supports filings against the trusts that list the site, at least eleven of them: A.P. Green, ACandS, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, Burns & Roe, Combustion Engineering, Fibreboard, J.T. Thorpe (California), Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, and Thorpe Insulation. As a Long Beach civilian contractor employee, Eduardo is covered by LHWCA (Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act) — an LHWCA occupational disease claim can provide medical benefits and wage replacement, and LHWCA has repayment and settlement-approval rules for any recovery from a third party. LHWCA does not bar third-party manufacturer claims, so Eduardo also pursues a civil case against the still-solvent manufacturers documented at Long Beach. Recoveries from cases like Eduardo's routinely fund what insurance does not cover — travel to academic cancer centers, lodging during extended treatment, out-of-pocket medication costs, and home help. The nearest NCI-designated cancer center for a Long Beach worker is the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center in Los Angeles, with UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center also in Los Angeles and the UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center in La Jolla as additional options — all offer advanced mesothelioma treatments including HIPEC, lung-sparing surgery, and the latest immunotherapy combinations. When the written agreement and applicable law permit it, our firm can also advance the cost of travel and lodging when getting to the right treatment center matters. The firm offers free asbestos health screening for Eduardo's family members who may have been exposed at home through his work clothes. How legal recovery funds mesothelioma treatment access →.

For the full doctrinal treatment of California's discovery rule, comparative fault framework, premises liability standard, and damages framework, see the California mesothelioma law guide.

This example is general. Every case depends on the diagnosis, exposure history, dates, defendants, applicable law, and available evidence.

What happens when you call

A staff attorney answers — not a screener. The first call usually runs 20 to 30 minutes. We listen to the work history, identify which California worksites and trust channels apply to your loved one's exposure, and explain the timeline and case structure for your family's specific situation.

We never pressure anyone to retain us during the first call. If you decide to move forward, we come to you — phone, video, or home visit, whichever works best. No travel to our offices is required at any point in the case.

You do not need to come to the call with product names, exposure dates, or work records. We reconstruct the exposure history using our worksite database, the trust documentation for each manufacturer, employment and union records, and coworker interviews. The conversation starts with what you remember; we handle the documentation work from there.

A spouse, adult child, or other family member can call for the worker. Many of our first calls are from a daughter or wife researching on behalf of a parent or husband. That is standard, and the family member can make the call without the worker on the line.

Call 833-4-ASBESTOS for a free case review.

Why families choose our firm

$400M+ recovered and 200,000+ verified exposure sites nationally; all of the more than 19,000 California entries on the asbestos trusts' lists; hundreds of clients with California job sites
Worksite-specific knowledge — we operate from documented trust coverage rather than generic intake scripts; we can speak to the products, trades, and trust channels at your loved one's worksite from the first call
Trust + civil + federal benefits coordinated case by case with the trial team — trust claims, civil lawsuits against still-solvent manufacturers and premises owners, plus LHWCA for shipyard contractor workers, FECA for federal civilian employees, and VA service-connected disability for veterans where applicable
Remote case handling — phone, video, or home visit; no travel to our offices required at any point
Free family asbestos health screening for relatives of every client who may have been exposed at home
No fee unless we recover compensation for your family

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Frequently asked questions

Is my California worksite documented?

Probably yes. The asbestos trusts' approved-site lists hold more than 19,000 California entries in 1,039 communities — Navy shipyards, refineries, steel mills, aircraft plants, chemical plants, power plants, sugar refineries and canneries, and a wide range of schools, hospitals, and commercial buildings across the state. You can search every entry on this page. Even if a specific facility isn't listed, we can often document exposure there through the products and contractors involved. Call us with the worksite name and we can confirm coverage during the first conversation.

What does "trust coverage" mean for my case?

When an asbestos manufacturer files for bankruptcy, it typically sets up a settlement trust to pay future asbestos victims. Each trust maintains documentation of where its products were used. When we say a site is "recognized by 6 trusts," we mean six different asbestos trusts have records establishing that their products were used at that location — meaning a worker exposed there is positioned to file claims against all six trusts. Trust claims operate as paper filings, separately from any civil lawsuit, and recoveries from one trust do not reduce or offset recoveries from another.

Does my loved one qualify for the Johns-Manville trust?

Probably yes, if your loved one had asbestos exposure before 1983 and developed an asbestos-related disease. Johns-Manville does not require proof that its products were at a specific worksite, and for mesothelioma even one day of exposure can qualify. How Johns-Manville eligibility works.

Do I need to know which asbestos products my loved one handled?

No. Most families don't know specific product names, and we don't expect them to. We reconstruct product-handling history using the trusts' site lists (which identify which manufacturers had documented presence at each site), employment records, union records, coworker interviews, and the broader trust documentation maintained for each manufacturer. The conversation starts with what your loved one remembers about the work — what equipment, what trades, what conditions — and we handle the product-identification work from there.

What if my loved one worked at multiple California sites?

Multi-site careers are extremely common and typically expand the trust filing matrix significantly. A Mare Island pipefitter who later worked turnarounds at the Martinez refineries triggers documented trust channels from each site. Many of our California clients had careers spanning Navy shipyards, refineries, and manufacturing plants, and we routinely build career-spanning exposure profiles across all of them, plus any out-of-state sites if the career crossed state lines.

What if my loved one's worksite has closed or been demolished?

Closure or demolition doesn't affect trust eligibility or civil claim viability. The trust system was built specifically to handle exposures at facilities that no longer exist or whose operating companies have long since dissolved into corporate succession. Mare Island closed in 1996, Long Beach Naval Shipyard in 1997, and Kaiser Steel's Fontana mill stopped making steel in the early 1980s, and the trusts' lists still document all three.

Can we file a claim if my loved one already passed away?

Yes. Wrongful death asbestos cases are a core part of our practice. Trust filings on behalf of a deceased worker proceed through the worker's estate, with the surviving spouse, children, and other statutory beneficiaries as the recipients of recovery. Call us as soon as practical after a death — the earlier we begin the documentation work, the cleaner the case, and the sooner we can confirm the filing deadline that applies.

What if my loved one served on active duty at a California Navy shipyard or base?

Active-duty Navy veterans may be eligible for VA service-connected disability — available with proof of in-service asbestos exposure and a doctor's opinion linking it to service. The VA claim can proceed alongside trust filings and civil claims, and a civil or trust recovery does not reduce VA disability. We coordinate the VA application alongside the asbestos case so the family is not navigating two separate processes. California's Navy footprint extends beyond the shipyards at Hunters Point, Long Beach, and Mare Island to Naval Station San Diego, Naval Air Station North Island, Naval Air Station Alameda, and Moffett Field — veterans of any of these installations should call us.

What if my loved one was a federal civilian employee or shipyard contractor employee?

Federal benefits coordination is central to many California asbestos cases. Civilian federal employees of the Navy, Air Force, NASA, VA medical centers, and other federal agencies are covered by FECA (Federal Employees' Compensation Act); workers at the national laboratories and JPL were generally employed by the contractors that run them and are covered by state workers' compensation. Private shipyard and ship-repair workers, including contractor employees at the Navy yards, may be covered by LHWCA (Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act). Both regimes leave the right to sue outside manufacturers, but both have repayment rights against a recovery. We coordinate the federal claim with the trust and civil claims, and our trial team decides the timing case by case.

What if my loved one was exposed by bringing asbestos home on work clothes?

Take-home exposure — asbestos brought into the household on a worker's clothing, hair, or vehicle — is a recognized exposure pathway for both trust claims and civil litigation. Spouses who laundered work clothes and children who hugged a father returning from a shift have developed mesothelioma decades later. For Johns-Manville eligibility specifically, take-home exposure counts equally with occupational exposure under the one-day pre-1983 threshold for mesothelioma claims.

Talk with a California asbestos lawyer

Whether your family is dealing with a new diagnosis, a very sick loved one, or a death from mesothelioma, we are ready to help. Your loved one's worksite may already be on the trusts' lists — or we can help document it if it isn't.

You do not need to know the product names. You do not need to have all the records. You do not need to travel to our office. A spouse or adult child can call for the family.

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This page is provided for general informational purposes and does not constitute legal advice. Every asbestos case turns on its own facts, exposure history, diagnosis, deadlines, available evidence, and applicable law. Reviewing this page does not create an attorney-client relationship. For advice about your specific situation, call 833-4-ASBESTOS for a free case review.

California Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage

California filing deadlines and trust eligibility, in brief

Asbestos trust coverage across California

California cities and their industries

Mesothelioma settlement values at California's most-documented worksites

A closer look at major California worksites

Chevron Richmond refinery (Standard Oil of California) — Richmond

Shell Martinez refinery and chemical plant — Martinez

ARCO Watson refinery (Richfield Oil) — Carson

Chevron El Segundo refinery (Standard Oil of California) — El Segundo

Kaiser Steel Fontana mill — Fontana

National Steel & Shipbuilding (NASSCO) — San Diego

Mare Island Naval Shipyard — Vallejo

Texaco Wilmington refinery — Wilmington

Long Beach Naval Shipyard — Long Beach

Hunters Point Naval Shipyard (San Francisco Naval Shipyard) — San Francisco

California entries by city

Search the asbestos trusts' California lists

Worksites named in court opinions

Hunters Point Naval Shipyard (San Francisco Naval Shipyard)

Mare Island Naval Shipyard

Long Beach Naval Shipyard

Treasure Island Naval Station

Chevron Richmond refinery (Standard Oil of California)

Exxon Benicia refinery (Humble Oil)

Triple A Machine Shop

Union Oil Los Angeles refinery (Unocal)

California Correctional Center

CertainTeed Santa Clara asbestos-cement pipe plant

Chevron El Segundo refinery (Standard Oil of California)

Combustion Power Company (Unit 400 pilot plant)

Fluor complex

Mobil Torrance refinery (General Petroleum)

Naval Air Station North Island (incl. Naval Air Rework Facility)

PG&E Antioch power plant

Santa Fe Railroad Barstow yard and diesel shops

Todd Shipyards (Los Angeles Shipbuilding & Drydock)

AAMC water heater manufacturing facility

Alcoa Building

American Pipe and Construction Co. / Amercoat plant

Anheuser-Busch Brewery, Van Nuys

Automation Progress (machine shop)

Bekins main warehouse

Benicia Pump Repair

Bethlehem Steel San Francisco shipyard

California Maritime (Merchant) Academy

California Pacific Medical Center (Presbyterian Hospital)

Camp Pendleton

Century Plaza Hotel

Chinese Hospital

Civic Auditorium

Coalinga Operating Unit superfund site

Contra Costa Powerhouse

Crocker Plaza Building

Dexter Midland Chemical Company Hayward facility

Douglas Aircraft (McDonnell Douglas)

Edwards Air Force Base

Fibreboard Emeryville plant and power plant

General Foundry Service

General Motors Van Nuys assembly plant

Goodyear Tire & Rubber plant

Gulf Oil refinery

Huntington Library

Hyatt Regency Hotel

Johns-Manville asbestos mine and mill

Johns-Manville pipe plant, Long Beach

Johns-Manville Pittsburg plant

Kaiser Richmond shipyards (Permanente Metals)

Kmart store

Lafayette Autoworks

Littles Electric

Mariposa County High School

Monterey Boiler Service

Moore Dry Dock shipyard

Moore Drydock

Moss Landing Powerhouse

Mule Creek State Prison

Narbonne High School

NASSCO shipyard

Naval Construction Battalion Center, Port Hueneme