Most of what Iowa manufactured began on a farm. Corn went into the wet mills of Cedar Rapids, Clinton, Muscatine, and Keokuk and came out as starch, syrup, and feed; hogs and cattle went to the packing houses of Waterloo, Ottumwa, and Davenport; and the farms bought their tractors and machinery from Waterloo, Dubuque, and Charles City. Around that grew chemical plants on the Mississippi, an aluminum rolling mill, a wartime ordnance plant, and the coal-fired stations that powered all of it. Mill, packing house, and tractor works alike raised their own steam, and asbestos is what insulated the boilers, lined the furnaces, and sealed the pipe joints. Map the trusts' Iowa entries and they gather in six places:
- the Mississippi River towns — DuPont's plant and Clinton Corn Processing at Clinton, and Grain Processing Corporation at Muscatine, with the DuPont plant the worksite most trusts recognize in Iowa;
- the Quad Cities — Alcoa's Davenport Works at Riverdale and the J.I. Case plant at Bettendorf;
- Cedar Rapids and Iowa City — Penick & Ford's corn mill, Procter & Gamble's plant, and the University of Iowa;
- central Iowa — Fisher Governor and Iowa Electric's Sutherland Station at Marshalltown, and the Armstrong and Firestone tire plants in Des Moines;
- the packing and tractor towns — John Deere's Waterloo Works and Rath Packing at Waterloo, and John Morrell at Ottumwa; and
- the Missouri River side — Iowa Power & Light's Council Bluffs station and the George Neal stations below Sioux City.
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 Iowa, those lists hold more than 1,000 entries across 159 communities, from 26 asbestos trusts. One plant can appear many times, under different names or on different trusts' lists. Several of our clients worked at Iowa 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.
You don't need the product names or old records. No fee unless we recover compensation for your family.
Iowa filing deadlines and trust eligibility, in brief
Iowa gives a diagnosed worker two years to file a personal-injury claim. Exactly when the clock starts varies, so to be safe, count from the date of diagnosis. An earlier diagnosis of asbestosis or pleural scarring does not start the clock for mesothelioma in Iowa, but symptoms or test results that would have led a reasonable person to see a doctor can, so call us right away. After a worker has passed away, the family's claim keeps the same clock; it does not start over at death. If your loved one is alive and diagnosed, calling early keeps more options open.
Iowa deadlines, the wrongful-death rule, and how they apply to your family
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 claims, estate claims, and survivor benefit work are part of our standard practice.
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 Iowa
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. Twenty-five other trusts list Iowa worksites. The number of Iowa entries on each trust's list:
- Johns-Manville: no list of its own; every site on the other trusts' lists qualifies
- A.P. Green: 394 entries (refractory brick, castables and cements)
- Babcock & Wilcox: 284 entries (industrial and utility boilers)
- Owens Corning: 194 entries (Kaylo and high-temperature pipe and block insulation)
- W.R. Grace: 178 entries (Monokote spray fireproofing and Zonolite)
- Eagle-Picher: 53 entries (insulating cements and pipe covering)
- DII Industries (Halliburton): 52 entries (pumps, compressors and oilfield equipment)
- Fibreboard: 42 entries (Pabco pipe and block insulation)
- Combustion Engineering: 38 entries (boilers and refractory)
- Owens-Illinois: 18 entries (Kaylo pipe and block insulation)
- Flintkote: 13 entries (roofing, flooring and building products)
- U.S. Gypsum: 12 entries (joint compound, plaster and acoustical products)
- ACandS: 9 entries (insulation contracting)
- Plibrico: 9 entries (refractory plastics and castables)
- Armstrong World Industries: 8 entries (insulation contracting and floor products)
- DII Industries (Harbison-Walker): 8 entries (refractory brick and castables)
- Kaiser Aluminum: 7 entries (refractory and insulating products)
- Pittsburgh Corning: 7 entries (Unibestos pipe insulation)
- Western Asbestos: 7 entries (insulation contracting and distribution)
- GAF: 6 entries (roofing and building products)
- Burns & Roe: 4 entries (power-plant engineering and construction)
- ASARCO: 2 entries (asbestos mining and smelting)
- NARCO: 2 entries (refractory gun mixes and castables)
- ABB Lummus: 1 entry (refinery and petrochemical engineering)
- J.T. Thorpe (Texas): 1 entry (insulation and refractory contracting)
- Raytech: 1 entry (friction products)
Trust coverage at this depth means most Iowa 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.
Iowa 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.
ClintonClinton, on the Mississippi, gathered corn milling and chemicals in one river town: Clinton Corn Processing, Hawkeye Chemical, DuPont's plant, and the Chemplex plant.
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.
- Chemplex plant
- DuPont Clinton plant
- Hawkeye Chemical Company
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.
- Clinton Corn Processing
MuscatineMuscatine pairs corn milling at Grain Processing Corporation with Monsanto's chemical plant and the city's own generating station, Muscatine Power & Water.
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.
- Monsanto Muscatine plant
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.
- Grain Processing Corporation
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.
- Muscatine Power & Water
AmesAmes is Iowa State's town: the university's buildings and heating plant, and the city's municipal electric plant.
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.
- Iowa State University (Iowa State College)
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.
- Ames Municipal Electric
Des MoinesDes Moines built tires as well as insurance policies: Armstrong Rubber and Firestone both ran plants in the capital.
Tire and synthetic-rubber plants. Synthetic-rubber and tire plants ran boilers, steam lines, and steam-heated presses and curing equipment insulated and sealed with asbestos.
- Armstrong Rubber
- Firestone Tire & Rubber
Iowa CityIowa City's largest worksites are the University of Iowa, with its hospitals and power plant, and Procter & Gamble's plant.
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.
- Procter & Gamble
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.
- University of Iowa (campus and power plant)
MarshalltownMarshalltown is home to Fisher Governor's valve and regulator works and Iowa Electric's Sutherland generating station.
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.
- Fisher Governor Company (Fisher Controls)
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.
- Iowa Electric Light & Power — Sutherland Station
WaterlooWaterloo was a tractor and meatpacking town: John Deere's Waterloo Works and the Rath Packing plant.
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.
- John Deere Waterloo Works
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.
- Rath Packing
Other Iowa communitiesOne worksite each in 13 more communities.
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.
- Hubinger Company corn mill — Keokuk
- John Deere Dubuque Works — Dubuque
- Lehigh Portland Cement — Mason City
- Maytag — Newton
- Penick & Ford — Cedar Rapids
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.
- Iowa Electric Light & Power — Boone station — Boone
- Iowa Power & Light — Council Bluffs station — Council Bluffs
- Iowa Public Service — George Neal Station North — Sergeant Bluff
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.
- John Morrell & Co. packing plant — Ottumwa
- Oscar Mayer packing plant — Davenport
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.
- Chevron Chemical — Fort Madison
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.
- Alcoa Davenport Works — Riverdale
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.
- Iowa Army Ammunition Plant (Iowa Ordnance Plant) — Middletown
Mesothelioma settlement values at Iowa's most-documented worksites
These worksites appear on the approved-site lists of at least four 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.
DuPont Clinton plant
| 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 |
| GAF | $155,000 – $450,000 | 5.0% | $7,750 – $22,500 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | $175,000 – $500,000 | 19% | $33,250 – $95,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Procter & Gamble
| 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 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| 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 |
University of Iowa (campus and power plant)
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| U.S. Gypsum | $155,000 – $450,000 | 10% | $15,500 – $45,000 |
| 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 |
Iowa State University (Iowa State College)
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACandS | $150,000 – $550,000 | 2.89% | $4,335 – $15,895 |
| 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 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| U.S. Gypsum | $155,000 – $450,000 | 10% | $15,500 – $45,000 |
| 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 |
Penick & Ford
| 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 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Chemplex plant
| 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 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | $175,000 – $500,000 | 19% | $33,250 – $95,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Iowa Power & Light — Council Bluffs station
| 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 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Plibrico | $350,000 – $750,000 | 0.94% | $3,290 – $7,050 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Hubinger Company corn mill
| 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 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Iowa Electric Light & Power — Sutherland Station
| 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 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Muscatine Power & Water
| 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 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| GAF | $155,000 – $450,000 | 5.0% | $7,750 – $22,500 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Alcoa Davenport Works
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| 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 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Hawkeye Chemical Company
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| 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 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Fisher Governor Company (Fisher Controls)
| 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 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Grain Processing Corporation
| 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 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | $175,000 – $500,000 | 19% | $33,250 – $95,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Ames Municipal Electric
| 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 |
| Plibrico | $350,000 – $750,000 | 0.94% | $3,290 – $7,050 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Iowa Electric Light & Power — Boone station
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Clinton Corn Processing
| 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 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Oscar Mayer packing plant
| 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 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Armstrong Rubber
| 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 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Firestone Tire & Rubber
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
John Deere Dubuque Works
| 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 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Chevron Chemical
| 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 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Lehigh Portland Cement
| 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 (Harbison-Walker) | $144,897.50 – $610,000 | 60% | $86,938.50 – $366,000 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Monsanto Muscatine plant
| 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 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Maytag
| 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 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
John Morrell & Co. packing plant
| 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 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Iowa Public Service — George Neal Station North
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Rath Packing
| 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 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | $175,000 – $500,000 | 19% | $33,250 – $95,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
A closer look at major Iowa worksites
The worksites below are recognized by the most asbestos trusts in Iowa — six or more, counting Johns-Manville. 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.
DuPont Clinton plant — Clinton
DuPont's plant at Clinton was one of the chemical works in the Mississippi River industrial district at Clinton, alongside Hawkeye Chemical and Clinton Corn Processing. The trusts list it under DuPont, DuPont Clinton, and E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, and one trust's entry names it as a cellophane plant; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Chemical manufacturing of this scale required pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, refractory workers, mechanics, instrument technicians, and electricians across the process equipment, the steam systems, the chemical piping, and the plant's boiler house.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 10 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, GAF, Owens Corning, Pittsburgh Corning, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1939 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers raised the plant's steam, with pipe and block insulation, refractory, and gaskets and packing on access doors and steam connections, and A.P. Green refractory lined the boiler furnaces and process heaters. Pittsburgh Corning's amosite-rich Unibestos covered the hottest steam lines, and Owens Corning's Kaylo line, its high-temperature grades made with amosite (brown asbestos), covered more of them. Fibreboard pipe insulation and Eagle-Picher One-Cote insulating cement covered the process and steam piping, the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington, and GAF documentation points to roofing felts and mastics. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in the acid-service gaskets and packing of the chemical process lines.
Procter & Gamble — Iowa City
Procter & Gamble's Iowa City plant dates to the mid-1950s and has been one of the city's largest private employers since. The trusts list it under Procter & Gamble, the misspelling Proctor & Gamble, and the plant's manufacturing and maintenance buildings; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, millwrights, mechanics, and electricians handled asbestos in the plant's boiler house, process steam lines, and production equipment, and the construction trades who built and expanded the plant worked around sprayed fireproofing and insulation as it went on.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 9 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, ACandS, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, W.R. Grace, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1956 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers carried insulation, A.P. Green refractory, and gaskets and packing on access doors and steam connections. Because the Owens-Illinois trust signature is present, Owens-Illinois Kaylo high-temperature pipe insulation, an amosite (brown asbestos) product, was used here in the last years of its 1948–1958 manufacturing window, and Owens Corning continued the Kaylo line afterward. ACandS and Armstrong, both insulation contractors, applied pipe and block insulation across the plant, and W.R. Grace's Monokote spray fireproofing and Zonolite went onto the structural steel and into the buildings. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
University of Iowa (campus and power plant) — Iowa City
The University of Iowa heats its campus from its own power plant, which sends steam to classrooms, laboratories, residence halls, and the university hospitals. The trusts list the university under many entries — the power plant, the physical plant department and its steam distribution, the hospitals, and individual buildings such as Currier Hall — gathered here as one site.
Workers exposed. Boilermakers, pipefitters, steamfitters, and insulators worked the power plant and the steam lines that run under the campus; plasterers, drywall finishers, fireproofing crews, and other building trades worked the new halls and hospital additions; and the university's own maintenance staff kept all of it running.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 8 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Combustion Engineering, Eagle-Picher, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, U.S. Gypsum, W.R. Grace, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1955 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Combustion Engineering boilers and A.P. Green refractory made the campus steam, with gaskets and packing at every steam connection. Because the Owens-Illinois trust signature is present, Owens-Illinois Kaylo high-temperature pipe insulation, an amosite (brown asbestos) product, was used here during the 1948–1958 manufacturing window, followed by Owens Corning's Kaylo line, and Eagle-Picher One-Cote insulating cement finished the steam distribution piping. In the buildings, U.S. Gypsum joint compound, plaster, and acoustical products went onto walls and ceilings, and W.R. Grace's Monokote spray fireproofing and Zonolite onto the structural steel. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Penick & Ford — Cedar Rapids
Penick & Ford's corn wet-milling plant in Cedar Rapids turned Iowa corn into starches and syrups for most of the twentieth century; the business later became Penford. The trusts list it as Penick & Ford and Penick & Ford Limited.
Workers exposed. Corn wet milling required boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, refractory workers, millwrights, and mechanics across the steam plant, the dryers, the starch and syrup process lines, and the broader plant infrastructure.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 7 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1928 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers supplied the steam that wet milling runs on, with insulation and gaskets and packing on access doors and steam connections, and A.P. Green refractory lined the boiler furnaces and dryers. Because the Owens-Illinois trust signature is present, Owens-Illinois Kaylo high-temperature pipe insulation, an amosite (brown asbestos) product, was used here during the 1948–1958 manufacturing window, with Owens Corning continuing the Kaylo line afterward across the steam piping. The Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington, whose packing and gaskets were replaced throughout the plant. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Iowa Electric Light & Power — Sutherland Station — Marshalltown
Sutherland Station is the coal-fired generating plant Iowa Electric Light & Power ran at Marshalltown; it passed with the utility to IES Utilities and then Alliant Energy. The trusts list it under Iowa Electric Light & Power, IES Utilities, and Sutherland Station, including Unit 3; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Coal-fired power generating stations required boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, refractory workers, turbine maintenance staff, mechanics, electricians, and operating personnel across plant construction, ongoing operations, and major overhaul cycles.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 7 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, ABB Lummus, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1940 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers carried exterior insulation, A.P. Green refractory in the furnaces, and gaskets and packing on access doors and steam connections. 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, with Owens Corning continuing the Kaylo line afterward across the main steam and turbine piping. The ABB Lummus signature reflects engineering and construction work at the station, and gasket and packing work on valves, pumps, and turbine seals went on through every overhaul. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Iowa Power & Light — Council Bluffs station — Council Bluffs
Iowa Power & Light's Council Bluffs generating station, later called the Council Bluffs Energy Center, is now MidAmerican Energy's Walter Scott Jr. Energy Center. The trusts list it under Iowa Power & Light, the Council Bluffs powerhouse and energy center, Midwest Power, MidAmerican Energy, and Walter Scott Jr. Energy Center Unit 3; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, refractory workers, turbine mechanics, electricians, and operators worked the station through its construction, its added units, and decades of overhauls.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 7 asbestos trusts — Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, Fibreboard, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Plibrico, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1950 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers carried insulation and gaskets and packing on access doors and steam connections, and Plibrico refractory plastics and castables lined and patched the furnaces. Because the Owens-Illinois trust signature is present, Owens-Illinois Kaylo high-temperature pipe insulation, an amosite (brown asbestos) product, was used here during the 1948–1958 manufacturing window, with Owens Corning continuing the Kaylo line afterward, and Fibreboard's Pabco pipe and block insulation covered more of the steam and turbine piping. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Alcoa Davenport Works — Riverdale
Alcoa's Davenport Works, an aluminum rolling mill in Riverdale between Davenport and Bettendorf, opened in 1948 and grew into one of the largest aluminum mills in the world. The trusts file it under Riverdale, Davenport, and Bettendorf, as Alcoa and as Aluminum Company of America, and one lists it as Alcoa formerly known as Reynolds Metals; the entries are gathered here as one facility.
Workers exposed. Refractory workers and bricklayers on the melting and heat-treating furnaces, boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, millwrights, mechanics, and electricians handled asbestos across the mill's furnaces, rolling lines, and steam systems.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 7 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1947 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. A.P. Green refractory brick and cement lined the melting, holding, and heat-treating furnaces, and relining them was routine work. Because the Owens-Illinois trust signature is present, Owens-Illinois Kaylo high-temperature pipe insulation, an amosite (brown asbestos) product, was used here during the 1948–1958 manufacturing window, with Owens Corning continuing the Kaylo line afterward; Fibreboard pipe insulation and Eagle-Picher One-Cote insulating cement covered more of the steam and process piping. The Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington, with gaskets and packing at every connection. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Fisher Governor Company (Fisher Controls) — Marshalltown
Fisher Governor Company has manufactured industrial control valves and regulators at Marshalltown for over a century. Renamed Fisher Controls, it is now part of Emerson, and the Marshalltown works remains in production. The trusts list it as Fisher Governor and as Fisher Controls; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Industrial controls manufacturing of this scale required machinists, foundry workers, pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, refractory workers, mechanics, and electricians across the production departments, the heat treatment and casting operations, and the plant steam and process-utility systems.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 6 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Babcock & Wilcox, DII Industries (Halliburton), Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1950 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. A.P. Green refractory lined the heat-treatment furnaces and foundry equipment, and Babcock & Wilcox boilers carried boiler insulation and gaskets and packing on access doors and steam connections. Because the Owens-Illinois trust signature is present, Owens-Illinois Kaylo high-temperature pipe insulation, an amosite (brown asbestos) product, was used here during the 1948–1958 manufacturing window, with Owens Corning continuing the Kaylo line afterward. The Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington, and the casting and machining operations involved gasket and packing work on production equipment throughout. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Iowa entries by city
The trusts' lists hold Iowa entries in 159 communities. Open the list below for the number of entries in each. Call us for any specific worksite — whether or not the city appears here.
Entries on the trusts' lists, city by city
| City | Entries on the trusts' lists |
|---|---|
| Des Moines | 162 |
| Cedar Rapids | 94 |
| Davenport | 91 |
| Clinton | 77 |
| Sioux City | 58 |
| Dubuque | 52 |
| Waterloo | 49 |
| Mason City | 45 |
| Muscatine | 43 |
| Fort Madison | 40 |
| Marshalltown | 37 |
| Iowa City | 36 |
| Fort Dodge | 35 |
| Ames | 30 |
| Bettendorf | 27 |
| Ottumwa | 26 |
| Council Bluffs | 25 |
| Burlington | 24 |
| Keokuk | 18 |
| Cedar Falls | 14 |
| Sergeant Bluff | 14 |
| Boone | 11 |
| Spencer | 10 |
| Charles City | 9 |
| Newton | 9 |
| West Des Moines | 9 |
| Perry | 8 |
| Riverdale | 8 |
| Waverly | 8 |
| Creston | 7 |
| Humboldt | 7 |
| Fairfield | 6 |
| Hampton | 6 |
| Independence | 6 |
| Red Oak | 6 |
| Redfield | 6 |
| Salix | 6 |
| Spirit Lake | 6 |
| Carroll | 5 |
| Eddyville | 5 |
| Glenwood | 5 |
| Iowa Falls | 5 |
| Woodward | 5 |
| Atlantic | 4 |
| Centerville | 4 |
| Chariton | 4 |
| Guttenberg | 4 |
| Hartley | 4 |
| Le Claire | 4 |
| Linwood | 4 |
| Maquoketa | 4 |
| Mount Pleasant | 4 |
| Oakdale | 4 |
| Palo | 4 |
| Pella | 4 |
| Storm Lake | 4 |
| Carter Lake | 3 |
| Cherokee | 3 |
| Clarinda | 3 |
| Clear Lake | 3 |
| Columbus Junction | 3 |
| Eagle Grove | 3 |
| Harper | 3 |
| Oelwein | 3 |
| Shenandoah | 3 |
| Truro | 3 |
The trusts' lists also name 93 other Iowa communities.
Search the asbestos trusts' Iowa lists
Type any name the plant went by — the company, a later owner, or the city — to see every entry on the trusts' lists that matches, as the trusts wrote it, with each trust and the years it lists.
More than 1,000 entries, as the trusts list them.
Court decisions: 18 asbestos cases from Iowa courts
Worksites named in court opinions
Court decisions in our library name these Iowa workplaces as places where people were exposed to asbestos.
Square D manufacturing plant
- Reed v. Reichhold Liquidation, Inc. (2021): Worked in a variety of jobs, 1972-1976
- In re New York City Asbestos Litigation (2019): Security analyst, 1969-1975
- Leavitt v. AO Smith Water Prods., Co. (2019): Visitor touring the facility, 1969-1975
- In re Reed (2016): Worker in the Plastics Mold Cleaning and Bakelight Departments, 1971-1976
Alcoa Davenport Works (aluminum plant)
- Beverage v. Alcoa, Inc. (2024): Independent contractor performing construction and maintenance projects, 1950s to mid-1970s
- Beverage v. Alcoa, Inc. (2022): Independent construction contractor, 1950s through mid-1970s
Port Neal power plant (generating station)
- Van Fossen v. MidAmerican Energy Co. (2009): Spouse laundering husband's work clothes (husband was an iron-rigger and maintenance worker), 1973-1997
- Fossen v. Midamerican Energy Company (2008): Spouse of ironworker who washed his work clothes, 1973-1997
Des Moines Power Station
- Stanley v. Ameren Illinois Co. (2013): Boiler startup engineer, 1963-1964
DuPont Clinton plant
- Kraciun v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1990): Member of the service crew, 1951-1982
George Neal Station (Unit 1)
- Stanley v. Ameren Illinois Co. (2013): Boiler startup engineer, 1964
Iowa Power plant on Vandalia Road
- Spaur v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1994): Laborer, auxiliary operator, plant attendant, cleanup duties, 1957-1985
Iowa State Penitentiary
- Meyer v. Iowa State Penitentiary (1991): Maintenance department employee, plant manager, 1963-1978
John Deere Waterloo plant
- In re Asbestos Litigation (2022): Maintained control equipment, condensate pumps, steam traps and steam valves, from 1974
Kinseth Plumbing and Heating
- Kinseth v. Weil-McLain (2018): Boiler and furnace installer, 1953-1987
Mary Greeley Hospital
- Beeman v. Manville Corp. Asbestos Fund (1993): Plumber and pipefitter, late 1950s and early 1960s
Muscatine City Hall
- Huber v. Watson (1997): Maintenance man, 1950-1976
Every worksite named in Iowa 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 Iowa 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.
- Fort DodgeUnited States Gypsum Company · 1930–1973 · 7 products
- Fort DodgeCertainTeed Corporation · until 1956
- SperryUnited States Gypsum Company · 1959–1964 · 1 product
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 an Iowa 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, and exposures across multiple sites are all part of the case-building process.
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How an Iowa case may work
James is a 71-year-old retired millwright from Marshall County. From 1973 to 2005 he worked at the Fisher Governor plant in Marshalltown, primarily in the maintenance and casting departments. His job involved frequent contact with asbestos insulation on steam lines, boilers, and process equipment throughout the controls and valve manufacturing facility — refractory in heat treatment furnaces, pipe insulation on the high-temperature steam piping distribution network, gasket and packing maintenance on production equipment, and pump and compressor work on the rotating equipment that supported the foundry and machining operations.
In late 2025, James developed progressive abdominal pain, persistent bloating, and unexplained weight loss. After several months of evaluation, imaging revealed peritoneal thickening with ascites. A diagnostic laparoscopy with biopsy in February 2026 confirmed peritoneal mesothelioma of the epithelioid mesothelioma variety. Like many Iowa industrial workers of his generation, James had no idea his decades of plant maintenance work could cause this kind of cancer years after retirement.
After James and his family retained our firm, we matched his employment history to the asbestos bankruptcy trusts that list his worksite, together with his detailed product-handling reconstruction. The Fisher Governor listings support filings against at least five site-specific trusts — A.P. Green, Babcock & Wilcox, DII Industries (Halliburton), Owens Corning, and Owens-Illinois — and James's pre-1982 exposure qualifies him for the Johns-Manville Settlement Trust independently of the site-specific filings. Trust claims were filed within weeks. James also pursued a civil case against the still-solvent manufacturers documented at the site.
Recoveries from cases like James'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 an Iowa worker is the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, where advanced treatments like HIPEC, lung-sparing surgery, and the latest immunotherapy combinations are available. 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. As part of our representation, James's wife and adult children received free asbestos health screening — take-home exposure from a worker's clothing, hair, and vehicle is a real risk for industrial workers' families, and screening is part of how we serve every client. 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. How legal recovery funds mesothelioma treatment access →.
For the full doctrinal treatment of Iowa's discovery rule, comparative fault framework, premises liability standard, and damages framework, see the Iowa 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 Iowa 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 1,000 Iowa entries on the asbestos trusts' lists; several clients with Iowa job sites. Our case work is built on documented worksite knowledge, not generic intake scripts.
- Worksite-specific knowledge. We come into the first call already knowing the products, trust channels, and likely exposure pathways at hundreds of Iowa industrial facilities.
- Trust + civil + federal benefits coordinated case by case with the trial team. Most recoveries do not offset one another, though some must be coordinated, because a few programs carry offsets or repayment rules; the order of filings depends on the facts of each case.
- Remote case handling. Phone, video, or home visit. No travel to our office is required at any point in the case.
- Free family asbestos health screening. Spouses and adult children of every client receive screening at no cost, because take-home exposure is real and screening saves lives.
- No fee unless we recover. Contingency representation across every track we file.
Frequently asked questions
Is my Iowa worksite documented?
Probably yes. The asbestos trusts' approved-site lists hold more than 1,000 Iowa entries in 159 communities — corn mills, packing plants, chemical plants, utilities, manufacturing plants, universities and hospitals, and a wide range of smaller industrial and commercial operations 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 employer name and city and we can confirm coverage from the first conversation.
What does "trust coverage" mean for my case?
"Trust coverage" refers to documented evidence that a specific asbestos manufacturer's products were present at a worksite. Most major asbestos manufacturers entered bankruptcy in the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s and established settlement trusts to compensate workers exposed to their products. When we say a site is "recognized by at least five trusts," we mean five separate manufacturers' settlement trusts have documented product presence at that facility — supporting five separate compensation filings for a qualifying worker.
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. Workers from the 1950s through the 1980s were rarely told which products contained asbestos, and most are unable to recall specific brand names or product types decades later. We reconstruct the product-exposure history using the trusts' site lists, the trust documentation for each manufacturer, employment and union records, and coworker interviews. The conversation starts with what your loved one remembers about the work; we handle the product documentation from there.
What if my loved one worked at multiple Iowa sites?
Multi-site careers are common in Iowa industrial work — and they often expand the available trust filings substantially. A worker who spent time at Fisher Governor, then at Maytag, then at Iowa Electric's Sutherland Station is on the lists of at least eight site-specific trusts combined, plus Johns-Manville. We build the full career-spanning exposure profile during the case workup.
What if my loved one's worksite has closed or been demolished?
The site closing or being demolished does not affect the asbestos claim. Trust filings are based on documented product presence during the historical operating period, not on the current physical status of the facility. Many Iowa plants, generating stations, and packing houses have closed, changed hands, or been torn down since their asbestos years — and the asbestos exposure documentation remains fully usable for trust filings and civil claims.
Can we file a claim if my loved one already passed away?
Yes. Wrongful death claims, estate claims, and survivor benefit work are part of our standard practice. In Iowa, the family's claim keeps the worker's own two-year clock, counted to be safe from the date of diagnosis; it does not start over at the date of death. Call us as soon as you can — we can move quickly to preserve the family's claims.
What if my loved one worked at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant near Burlington?
The Iowa Army Ammunition Plant near Burlington has produced ammunition, explosives, and fuses for the U.S. military since 1941 and is also a documented EPA Superfund site for groundwater contamination. Federal civilian employees are covered by the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA), and military personnel may be eligible for VA service-connected disability. Workers employed by the plant's operating contractors are covered by Iowa workers' compensation instead, and some who worked on the plant's Atomic Energy Commission line (about 1949 to mid-1975) may qualify under EEOICPA. Both pathways operate alongside the standard trust and civil-case framework — call us for the full benefits coordination.
Talk with an Iowa 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.