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

Reviewed by Justinian C. Lane, Attorney Last reviewed November 2026

Massachusetts had been an industrial state for a century before asbestos reached its peak. The mill rivers that ran its textile and paper factories in the 1800s gave way, in the 1900s, to Navy warships built on Boston Harbor and the Fore River, turbines and jet engines at Lynn, transformers in the Berkshires, and a capital crowded with hospitals, universities, and office towers. Boilers, turbines, steam plants, and sprayed fireproofing tied all of that work to asbestos. Mapped by region, the Massachusetts entries fall mostly along:

  • Boston Harbor — the Charlestown Navy Yard (the Boston Naval Shipyard), Boston Edison's L Street and Mystic stations, and Logan Airport;
  • the South Shore — the Fore River Shipyard at Quincy, the worksite most trusts recognize in the state, and the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard;
  • the North Shore and the Mystic River — General Electric's River Works at Lynn and Monsanto's chemical plant at Everett;
  • Cambridge and the western suburbs — Harvard, MIT, and Polaroid at Waltham;
  • Worcester and the west — Norton and Riley Stoker in Worcester, General Electric's Pittsfield works, and Monsanto at Indian Orchard in Springfield; and
  • the SouthCoast — the Montaup station at Somerset, Taunton's municipal power plant, and the mill cities of Fall River and New Bedford.

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 Massachusetts, those lists hold more than 3,500 entries across 291 communities, from 26 asbestos trusts. One plant can appear many times, under different names or on different trusts' lists. More than a dozen of our clients worked at Massachusetts 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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Massachusetts filing deadlines and trust eligibility, in brief

Massachusetts gives a diagnosed worker three years to file a personal-injury claim. Exactly when the clock starts varies, so to be safe, count from the date of diagnosis. If an earlier X-ray, CT scan or screening showed asbestos-related scarring, a Massachusetts court may count the three years from that earlier finding, so call us right away. A separate deadline applies once a worker has passed away. If your loved one is alive and diagnosed, calling early keeps more options open.

Massachusetts 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 cases are part of our regular practice. Massachusetts allows punitive damages in a claim for a death caused by gross negligence or reckless conduct, and adds 12% interest from the date the case is filed.

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 Massachusetts

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 Massachusetts worksites. The number of Massachusetts entries on each trust's list:

Trust coverage at this depth means most Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts 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.

BostonBoston holds about a quarter of the state's entries: the Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston Edison's power stations on the harbor, Logan Airport, and the hospitals, office towers, and public buildings of downtown and the Back Bay.6 worksites

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.

  • Logan International Airport
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Prudential Center

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.

  • Boston Edison Co.
  • Boston Edison — L Street Station

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.

  • Boston Naval Shipyard (Charlestown Navy Yard)
CambridgeCambridge's entries center on Harvard and MIT, whose powerhouses, laboratories, and dormitories were built and rebuilt through the asbestos decades.2 worksites

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.

  • Harvard University
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
EverettEverett, on the Mystic River across from Charlestown, combined Monsanto's chemical works with Boston Edison's Mystic Station and a General Electric plant.2 worksites

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 Chemical (Merrimac Division)

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.

  • Boston Edison — Mystic Station
WorcesterWorcester made machinery and the materials for it: Norton's abrasives works, Riley Stoker's boilers and stokers, and Wyman-Gordon's forgings.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.

  • Norton Company
  • Riley Stoker Corporation
LynnLynn's General Electric River Works built steam turbines and, from the 1940s, the country's first jet engines.1 worksite

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.

  • General Electric River Works
PittsfieldPittsfield was a General Electric city: the company's transformer, plastics, and ordnance works were the Berkshires' largest employer for most of the twentieth century.1 worksite

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.

  • General Electric Pittsfield works
QuincyQuincy's Fore River yard built warships for the Navy through both world wars and the Cold War, under Bethlehem Steel and then General Dynamics.1 worksite

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.

  • Fore River Shipyard (Bethlehem Steel, General Dynamics)
Other Massachusetts communitiesOne worksite each in 7 more communities.7 worksites

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.

  • Montaup Electric — Somerset Station — Somerset
  • Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant — Taunton
  • Yankee Atomic Electric (Yankee Rowe) — Rowe

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 Chemical Indian Orchard plant — Springfield

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.

  • Polaroid Corporation — Waltham

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.

  • Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard — Hingham

Insulation contractors. Insulation contractors installed and tore out asbestos pipe covering, block, and cement: the most heavily exposed trade of all.

  • Eastern Refractories — Belmont

Mesothelioma settlement values at Massachusetts's most-documented worksites

These worksites appear on the approved-site lists of at least five 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.

Fore River Shipyard (Bethlehem Steel, General Dynamics)Quincy · at least 14 trusts · 1912–1982 · trust values together about $240,000 to $810,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
A.P. Green$165,6946.0%$9,941.64
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
Burns & RoeNot published——
Combustion Engineering$75,000 – $400,00015.3%$11,475 – $61,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)$60,718.95 – $256,00060%$36,431.37 – $153,600
Eagle-PicherNo fixed schedule—Set case by case
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
Flintkote$184,000 – $450,00015%$27,600 – $67,500
GAF$155,000 – $450,0005.0%$7,750 – $22,500
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Owens-Illinois$100,000 – $382,60065%$65,000 – $248,690
Pittsburgh Corning$175,000 – $500,00019%$33,250 – $95,000
U.S. Gypsum$155,000 – $450,00010%$15,500 – $45,000
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Boston Naval Shipyard (Charlestown Navy Yard)Boston · at least 12 trusts · 1900–1982 · trust values together about $210,000 to $740,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
Armstrong World Industries$110,000 – $400,0007.8%$8,580 – $31,200
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering$75,000 – $400,00015.3%$11,475 – $61,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)$60,718.95 – $256,00060%$36,431.37 – $153,600
Eagle-PicherNo fixed schedule—Set case by case
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
Flexitallic$50,000 – $150,0002.9%$1,450 – $4,350
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Owens-Illinois$100,000 – $382,60065%$65,000 – $248,690
Pittsburgh Corning$175,000 – $500,00019%$33,250 – $95,000
U.S. Gypsum$155,000 – $450,00010%$15,500 – $45,000
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
General Electric River WorksLynn · at least 12 trusts · 1905–1982 · trust values together about $250,000 to $840,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
ABB Lummus$1,000 – $400,0009.5%$95 – $38,000
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)$60,718.95 – $256,00060%$36,431.37 – $153,600
Eagle-PicherNo fixed schedule—Set case by case
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Owens-Illinois$100,000 – $382,60065%$65,000 – $248,690
Pittsburgh Corning$175,000 – $500,00019%$33,250 – $95,000
Turner & Newall$200,000 – $600,0002.9%$5,800 – $17,400
U.S. Gypsum$155,000 – $450,00010%$15,500 – $45,000
W.R. Grace$180,000 – $450,00030.1%$54,180 – $135,450
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Prudential CenterBoston · at least 11 trusts · 1962–1982 · trust values together about $140,000 to $360,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
A.P. Green$165,6946.0%$9,941.64
ACandS$150,000 – $550,0002.89%$4,335 – $15,895
Armstrong World Industries$110,000 – $400,0007.8%$8,580 – $31,200
Eagle-PicherNo fixed schedule—Set case by case
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
GAF$155,000 – $450,0005.0%$7,750 – $22,500
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Turner & Newall$200,000 – $600,0002.9%$5,800 – $17,400
U.S. Gypsum$155,000 – $450,00010%$15,500 – $45,000
W.R. Grace$180,000 – $450,00030.1%$54,180 – $135,450
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
General Electric Pittsfield worksPittsfield · at least 11 trusts · 1934–1982 · trust values together about $120,000 to $440,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
A.P. Green$165,6946.0%$9,941.64
ABB Lummus$1,000 – $400,0009.5%$95 – $38,000
ACandS$150,000 – $550,0002.89%$4,335 – $15,895
Armstrong World Industries$110,000 – $400,0007.8%$8,580 – $31,200
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering$75,000 – $400,00015.3%$11,475 – $61,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)$60,718.95 – $256,00060%$36,431.37 – $153,600
Eagle-PicherNo fixed schedule—Set case by case
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
U.S. Gypsum$155,000 – $450,00010%$15,500 – $45,000
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Logan International AirportBoston · at least 9 trusts · 1961–1982 · trust values together about $130,000 to $320,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
A.P. Green$165,6946.0%$9,941.64
Armstrong World Industries$110,000 – $400,0007.8%$8,580 – $31,200
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
Eagle-PicherNo fixed schedule—Set case by case
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
U.S. Gypsum$155,000 – $450,00010%$15,500 – $45,000
W.R. Grace$180,000 – $450,00030.1%$54,180 – $135,450
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Harvard UniversityCambridge · at least 9 trusts · 1958–1982 · trust values together about $150,000 to $400,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
A.P. Green$165,6946.0%$9,941.64
Armstrong World Industries$110,000 – $400,0007.8%$8,580 – $31,200
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
Eagle-PicherNo fixed schedule—Set case by case
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Pittsburgh Corning$175,000 – $500,00019%$33,250 – $95,000
U.S. Gypsum$155,000 – $450,00010%$15,500 – $45,000
W.R. Grace$180,000 – $450,00030.1%$54,180 – $135,450
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge · at least 9 trusts · 1915–1982 · trust values together about $77,000 to $210,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
A.P. Green$165,6946.0%$9,941.64
Armstrong World Industries$110,000 – $400,0007.8%$8,580 – $31,200
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
Eagle-PicherNo fixed schedule—Set case by case
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Turner & Newall$200,000 – $600,0002.9%$5,800 – $17,400
U.S. Gypsum$155,000 – $450,00010%$15,500 – $45,000
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Monsanto Chemical (Merrimac Division)Everett · at least 9 trusts · 1919–1982 · trust values together about $310,000 to $2.3 million
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering$75,000 – $400,00015.3%$11,475 – $61,200
DII Industries (Harbison-Walker)$144,897.50 – $610,00060%$86,938.50 – $366,000
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
NARCO$75,000 – $1,379,580100%$75,000 – $1,379,580
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Owens-Illinois$100,000 – $382,60065%$65,000 – $248,690
Pittsburgh Corning$175,000 – $500,00019%$33,250 – $95,000
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Monsanto Chemical Indian Orchard plantSpringfield · at least 8 trusts · 1916–1982 · trust values together about $110,000 to $370,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
A.P. Green$165,6946.0%$9,941.64
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering$75,000 – $400,00015.3%$11,475 – $61,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)$60,718.95 – $256,00060%$36,431.37 – $153,600
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
GAF$155,000 – $450,0005.0%$7,750 – $22,500
U.S. Gypsum$155,000 – $450,00010%$15,500 – $45,000
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Taunton Municipal Lighting PlantTaunton · at least 8 trusts · 1920–1982 · trust values together about $150,000 to $580,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
ABB Lummus$1,000 – $400,0009.5%$95 – $38,000
Armstrong World Industries$110,000 – $400,0007.8%$8,580 – $31,200
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)$60,718.95 – $256,00060%$36,431.37 – $153,600
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Owens-Illinois$100,000 – $382,60065%$65,000 – $248,690
Turner & Newall$200,000 – $600,0002.9%$5,800 – $17,400
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Polaroid CorporationWaltham · at least 8 trusts · 1959–1982 · trust values together about $70,000 to $200,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
ACandS$150,000 – $550,0002.89%$4,335 – $15,895
Armstrong World Industries$110,000 – $400,0007.8%$8,580 – $31,200
Eagle-PicherNo fixed schedule—Set case by case
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
GAF$155,000 – $450,0005.0%$7,750 – $22,500
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
U.S. Gypsum$155,000 – $450,00010%$15,500 – $45,000
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Norton CompanyWorcester · at least 8 trusts · 1902–1982 · trust values together about $59,000 to $150,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
A.P. Green$165,6946.0%$9,941.64
Armstrong World Industries$110,000 – $400,0007.8%$8,580 – $31,200
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
Eagle-PicherNo fixed schedule—Set case by case
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Plibrico$350,000 – $750,0000.94%$3,290 – $7,050
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Eastern RefractoriesBelmont · at least 7 trusts · 1964–1982 · trust values together about $86,000 to $260,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
Combustion Engineering$75,000 – $400,00015.3%$11,475 – $61,200
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
GAF$155,000 – $450,0005.0%$7,750 – $22,500
Kaiser AluminumNot published——
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Pittsburgh Corning$175,000 – $500,00019%$33,250 – $95,000
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Boston Edison Co.Boston · at least 7 trusts · 1949–1982 · trust values together about $86,000 to $270,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
ACandS$150,000 – $550,0002.89%$4,335 – $15,895
Armstrong World Industries$110,000 – $400,0007.8%$8,580 – $31,200
Combustion Engineering$75,000 – $400,00015.3%$11,475 – $61,200
Kaiser AluminumNot published——
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Pittsburgh Corning$175,000 – $500,00019%$33,250 – $95,000
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Boston Edison — L Street StationBoston · at least 7 trusts · 1903–1982 · trust values together about $90,000 to $290,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
ACandS$150,000 – $550,0002.89%$4,335 – $15,895
Armstrong World Industries$110,000 – $400,0007.8%$8,580 – $31,200
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering$75,000 – $400,00015.3%$11,475 – $61,200
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Pittsburgh Corning$175,000 – $500,00019%$33,250 – $95,000
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston · at least 7 trusts · 1953–1982 · trust values together about $110,000 to $270,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
A.P. Green$165,6946.0%$9,941.64
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
Eagle-PicherNo fixed schedule—Set case by case
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
U.S. Gypsum$155,000 – $450,00010%$15,500 – $45,000
W.R. Grace$180,000 – $450,00030.1%$54,180 – $135,450
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Boston Edison — Mystic StationEverett · at least 7 trusts · 1940–1982 · trust values together about $160,000 to $580,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
Armstrong World Industries$110,000 – $400,0007.8%$8,580 – $31,200
Combustion Engineering$75,000 – $400,00015.3%$11,475 – $61,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)$60,718.95 – $256,00060%$36,431.37 – $153,600
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Owens-Illinois$100,000 – $382,60065%$65,000 – $248,690
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Yankee Atomic Electric (Yankee Rowe)Rowe · at least 7 trusts · 1959–1982 · trust values together about $91,000 to $310,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
ACandS$150,000 – $550,0002.89%$4,335 – $15,895
Armstrong World Industries$110,000 – $400,0007.8%$8,580 – $31,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)$60,718.95 – $256,00060%$36,431.37 – $153,600
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
GAF$155,000 – $450,0005.0%$7,750 – $22,500
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Montaup Electric — Somerset StationSomerset · at least 7 trusts · 1924–1982 · trust values together about $86,000 to $300,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
A.P. Green$165,6946.0%$9,941.64
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering$75,000 – $400,00015.3%$11,475 – $61,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)$60,718.95 – $256,00060%$36,431.37 – $153,600
Eagle-PicherNo fixed schedule—Set case by case
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Belchertown State SchoolBelchertown · at least 6 trusts · 1961–1982 · trust values together about $65,000 to $180,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
Armstrong World Industries$110,000 – $400,0007.8%$8,580 – $31,200
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
GAF$155,000 – $450,0005.0%$7,750 – $22,500
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
U.S. Gypsum$155,000 – $450,00010%$15,500 – $45,000
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Bethlehem Steel East Boston ship repair yardBoston · at least 6 trusts · 1942–1982 · trust values together about $65,000 to $190,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
A.P. Green$165,6946.0%$9,941.64
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering$75,000 – $400,00015.3%$11,475 – $61,200
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
U.S. Gypsum$155,000 – $450,00010%$15,500 – $45,000
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Boston City HospitalBoston · at least 6 trusts · 1936–1982 · trust values together about $53,000 to $150,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
Eagle-PicherNo fixed schedule—Set case by case
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
U.S. Gypsum$155,000 – $450,00010%$15,500 – $45,000
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Boston Edison — Kneeland Street steam plantBoston · at least 6 trusts · 1927–1982 · trust values together about $110,000 to $370,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
Armstrong World Industries$110,000 – $400,0007.8%$8,580 – $31,200
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)$60,718.95 – $256,00060%$36,431.37 – $153,600
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Pittsburgh Corning$175,000 – $500,00019%$33,250 – $95,000
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Wyman-GordonNorth Grafton · at least 6 trusts · 1951–1982 · trust values together about $47,000 to $110,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
A.P. Green$165,6946.0%$9,941.64
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
Eagle-PicherNo fixed schedule—Set case by case
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
American Optical CompanySouthbridge · at least 6 trusts · 1932–1982 · trust values together about $150,000 to $550,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering$75,000 – $400,00015.3%$11,475 – $61,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)$60,718.95 – $256,00060%$36,431.37 – $153,600
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Owens-Illinois$100,000 – $382,60065%$65,000 – $248,690
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Boston Edison — Edgar StationWeymouth · at least 6 trusts · 1923–1982 · trust values together about $89,000 to $330,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
Armstrong World Industries$110,000 – $400,0007.8%$8,580 – $31,200
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering$75,000 – $400,00015.3%$11,475 – $61,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)$60,718.95 – $256,00060%$36,431.37 – $153,600
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Riley Stoker CorporationWorcester · at least 6 trusts · 1954–1982 · trust values together about $110,000 to $340,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
A.P. Green$165,6946.0%$9,941.64
Eagle-PicherNo fixed schedule—Set case by case
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Owens-Illinois$100,000 – $382,60065%$65,000 – $248,690
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000

A closer look at major Massachusetts worksites

The worksites below are recognized by the most asbestos trusts in Massachusetts — nine 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.

Fore River Shipyard (Bethlehem Steel, General Dynamics) — Quincy

Recognized by at least 14 asbestos trusts · 1912–1982

The Fore River Shipyard at Quincy was one of the country's major warship builders for most of the twentieth century — under Bethlehem Steel from 1913 and General Dynamics from 1964 until shipbuilding ended there in 1986. The yard built the aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-2), the battleship USS Massachusetts (BB-59), and a long line of cruisers, destroyers, submarines, and merchant ships across both world wars and the Cold War. The trusts list it under Fore River, Bethlehem Steel, Quincy Shipyard, and General Dynamics; it is one facility.

Workers exposed. Pipefitters, boilermakers, insulators, refractory workers, machinists, welders, riggers, shipwrights, electricians, and sheet-metal workers across decades of major-warship construction. Insulators were the most heavily exposed trade, but bystander exposure reached everyone working in the same engine rooms and compartments.

Trust documentation: recognized by at least 14 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Babcock & Wilcox, Burns & Roe, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Flintkote, GAF, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Pittsburgh Corning, U.S. Gypsum, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1912 through 1982.

Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers went into the ships built here, carrying pipe and block insulation, A.P. Green refractory in the fireboxes, and gaskets and packing on 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 at this site during the 1948–1958 manufacturing window, followed by Owens Corning's Kaylo line; Pittsburgh Corning's amosite-rich Unibestos, used widely in Navy shipbuilding, covered the hottest steam lines. Fibreboard pipe insulation and Eagle-Picher insulating cement covered more of the piping, the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington, and Burns & Roe did engineering work at the yard. GAF and Flintkote documentation points to roofing felts, mastics, and flooring, and U.S. Gypsum to joint compound and plaster. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in some shipboard gaskets and packing.

Boston Naval Shipyard (Charlestown Navy Yard) — Boston

Recognized by at least 12 asbestos trusts · 1900–1982

The Navy yard at Charlestown opened in 1801 and served the fleet until 1974, building and overhauling ships from the age of sail through World War II destroyers and Cold War surface ships and submarines; at its World War II peak it employed nearly 50,000 workers. It took the name Boston Naval Shipyard after the war. The trusts list it under Boston Naval Shipyard, Boston Navy Yard, Charlestown Navy Yard, and U.S. Naval Shipyard, including Building 149 and the South Boston Annex; it is one facility. Part of the yard is now the Charlestown Navy Yard unit of Boston National Historical Park, where USS Constitution is berthed.

Workers exposed. Shipyard operations of this scale required pipefitters, boilermakers, insulators, machinists, welders, electricians, riggers, shipwrights, sheet-metal workers, and the broader Navy shipyard skilled trades. Insulators were the most heavily exposed trade — cutting, fitting, and removing pipe and block insulation across shipboard steam plants — but bystander exposure to pipefitters, boilermakers, and electricians working in the same compartments was severe.

Trust documentation: recognized by at least 12 asbestos trusts — Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Flexitallic, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Pittsburgh Corning, U.S. Gypsum, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1900 through 1982. The separate South Boston Naval Drydock entries appear in the table above.

Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers in the ships overhauled here and in the yard's own power plant carried pipe and block insulation and gaskets and packing, and Flexitallic spiral-wound gaskets sealed high-pressure steam flanges. 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; Pittsburgh Corning's amosite-rich Unibestos covered high-temperature steam service, and Armstrong and Fibreboard supplied more pipe covering. Eagle-Picher insulating cement was applied over boilers and equipment, the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors, and U.S. Gypsum joint compound went into the yard's buildings. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in some shipboard gaskets and packing.

General Electric River Works — Lynn

Recognized by at least 12 asbestos trusts · 1905–1982

General Electric's River Works in Lynn traces to the Thomson-Houston company, one of the two firms that merged to form GE in 1892. The plant built steam turbines and ship-propulsion machinery, and in the early 1940s it built the first American jet engines; aircraft engines have been made there ever since. The trusts list it under General Electric, General Electric River Works, and General Electric Aviation, filed under Lynn and West Lynn; it is one facility.

Workers exposed. Machinists, turbine assemblers, test-cell crews, pipefitters, boilermakers, insulators, millwrights, electricians, and the maintenance and construction trades who kept the works' powerhouse and steam lines running.

Trust documentation: recognized by at least 12 asbestos trusts — ABB Lummus, Babcock & Wilcox, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Pittsburgh Corning, Turner & Newall, U.S. Gypsum, W.R. Grace, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1905 through 1982.

Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox boilers in the plant's powerhouse carried pipe and block insulation, refractory, and gaskets and packing. 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, followed by Owens Corning's Kaylo line; Pittsburgh Corning's amosite-rich Unibestos and Fibreboard pipe insulation covered more high-temperature steam and turbine piping, and Eagle-Picher insulating cement covered equipment. The Turner & Newall signature points to Limpet sprayed asbestos, an amosite product, and W.R. Grace's to Monokote spray fireproofing, made with vermiculite contaminated with tremolite. ABB Lummus did engineering and construction work, the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors, and U.S. Gypsum supplied joint compound and plaster. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.

Prudential Center — Boston

Recognized by at least 11 asbestos trusts · 1962–1982

The Prudential Tower in Boston's Back Bay was completed in 1964 — at the time the tallest building in the world outside New York City. The broader Prudential Center complex includes office, retail, and residential development across the Back Bay site, and its construction fell squarely within the peak commercial-construction asbestos era. The trusts list it under Prudential Center, Prudential Tower, and the Prudential Office Building; it is one complex.

Workers exposed. High-rise construction of this scale required ironworkers, insulators, pipefitters, electricians, sheet-metal workers, plasterers, and finishing trades across construction phases. Building maintenance and renovation workers across the decades since completion carry additional exposure.

Trust documentation: recognized by at least 11 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, ACandS, Armstrong World Industries, Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, GAF, Owens Corning, Turner & Newall, U.S. Gypsum, W.R. Grace, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1962 through 1982.

Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. The Turner & Newall signature points to Limpet sprayed asbestos on structural steel and in mechanical spaces — regular Limpet made with amosite (brown asbestos), and Limpet Blue made with crocidolite (blue asbestos) for high-temperature service — and ACandS, the Armstrong contracting arm, did insulation work here. W.R. Grace's signature reflects Monokote spray fireproofing, made with vermiculite contaminated with tremolite. Fibreboard and Owens Corning pipe and block insulation, its high-temperature grades made with amosite, and Eagle-Picher insulating cement covered the tower's mechanical systems, with A.P. Green refractory in the boilers. Armstrong floor tile, U.S. Gypsum joint compound and plaster, and GAF roofing felts and mastics went into the buildings themselves. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.

General Electric Pittsfield works — Pittsfield

Recognized by at least 11 asbestos trusts · 1934–1982

General Electric's Pittsfield works grew from William Stanley's transformer company, which GE acquired in the early 1900s, into the company's center for large power transformers, with plastics and Navy ordnance divisions alongside. For most of the twentieth century it was the largest employer in the Berkshires. The trusts list the transformer, chemical, ordnance, laboratory, and research buildings separately; they are one works.

Workers exposed. Transformer manufacturing, plastics production, and metal-working operations required pipefitters, insulators, refractory workers, machinists, electricians, and millwrights.

Trust documentation: recognized by at least 11 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, ABB Lummus, ACandS, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Owens Corning, U.S. Gypsum, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1934 through 1982.

Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers powered the works, with pipe and block insulation and gaskets and packing, and A.P. Green refractory lined the furnaces and high-temperature process equipment. ACandS and Armstrong crews installed insulation in the ordnance buildings, and Owens Corning's Kaylo line, its high-temperature grades made with amosite (brown asbestos), and Eagle-Picher insulating cement covered steam piping and equipment. ABB Lummus did engineering and construction work at the works, the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington, and U.S. Gypsum supplied joint compound and plaster. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.

Logan International Airport — Boston

Recognized by at least 9 asbestos trusts · 1961–1982

Boston's airport opened on the East Boston flats in 1923, took General Edward Lawrence Logan's name in 1943, and has been run by the Massachusetts Port Authority since 1959. Its terminals, hangars, control tower, and central heating plant were built and rebuilt through the asbestos decades. The trusts list it under Logan Airport, Logan International Airport, and East Logan Airport, filed under Boston and East Boston; it is one facility.

Workers exposed. Insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, ironworkers, electricians, sheet-metal workers, plasterers, and the construction trades who built the terminals, along with the maintenance crews of the airport's heating plant.

Trust documentation: recognized by at least 9 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Owens Corning, U.S. Gypsum, W.R. Grace, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1961 through 1982.

Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox boilers in the airport's steam generating plant carried pipe and block insulation, A.P. Green refractory, and gaskets and packing. Owens Corning and Fibreboard pipe insulation, its high-temperature grades made with amosite (brown asbestos), Armstrong insulation, and Eagle-Picher insulating cement covered the heating and steam lines to the terminals. W.R. Grace's signature reflects Monokote spray fireproofing on terminal steel, made with vermiculite contaminated with tremolite, and U.S. Gypsum joint compound and plaster went into the terminal interiors. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.

Harvard University — Cambridge

Recognized by at least 9 asbestos trusts · 1958–1982

Harvard, founded in 1636, built and rebuilt its Cambridge campus through the asbestos decades: the trusts list its powerhouse and power station, Emerson Hall, Quincy House, the Science Center, the Paine concert hall, and other buildings. Its medical school buildings in Boston's Longwood area appear on the lists separately.

Workers exposed. Insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, plasterers, ironworkers, electricians, and sheet-metal workers on construction and renovation, along with the powerhouse operators and maintenance crews who kept the university's steam system running.

Trust documentation: recognized by at least 9 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, Eagle-Picher, Owens Corning, Pittsburgh Corning, U.S. Gypsum, W.R. Grace, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1958 through 1982.

Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox boilers in the university's powerhouse carried pipe and block insulation and gaskets and packing, with A.P. Green refractory in the fireboxes. Pittsburgh Corning's amosite-rich Unibestos and Owens Corning's Kaylo line, its high-temperature grades made with amosite (brown asbestos), covered the campus steam lines, Armstrong crews installed insulation, and Eagle-Picher insulating cement covered equipment. W.R. Grace's signature reflects Monokote spray fireproofing in the newer buildings, made with vermiculite contaminated with tremolite, and U.S. Gypsum joint compound and plaster went into the interiors. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Cambridge

Recognized by at least 9 asbestos trusts · 1915–1982

MIT moved from Boston to its campus on the Cambridge bank of the Charles in 1916. The trusts list its main buildings and auditorium, the Compton laboratory, Building 16, the reactor building, the Technology Square buildings, and its refrigeration plant; the entries filed under M.I.T. and the institute's full name are one campus.

Workers exposed. Insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, ironworkers, plasterers, electricians, and sheet-metal workers on construction and renovation, along with the institute's own power plant and maintenance crews.

Trust documentation: recognized by at least 9 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Owens Corning, Turner & Newall, U.S. Gypsum, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1915 through 1982.

Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox boilers carried pipe and block insulation and gaskets and packing, with A.P. Green refractory in the fireboxes. The Turner & Newall signature, on the Compton laboratory and the reactor building, points to Limpet sprayed asbestos, an amosite (brown asbestos) product. Owens Corning and Fibreboard pipe insulation, its high-temperature grades made with amosite, Armstrong insulation, and Eagle-Picher insulating cement covered the steam and refrigeration lines, and U.S. Gypsum joint compound and plaster went into the buildings. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.

Monsanto Chemical (Merrimac Division) — Everett

Recognized by at least 9 asbestos trusts · 1919–1982

Monsanto's Everett plant was the works of the Merrimac Chemical Company, which Monsanto acquired in 1929; it made sulfuric acid and other heavy chemicals for New England industry. The trusts list it under Monsanto, Monsanto Chemical, its acid plant and 400 area, and the Merrimac Division; it is one facility.

Workers exposed. Chemical plant operations required pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, refractory workers, mechanics, and instrument technicians.

Trust documentation: recognized by at least 9 asbestos trusts — Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Harbison-Walker), Fibreboard, NARCO, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Pittsburgh Corning, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1919 through 1982.

Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers carried pipe and block insulation and gaskets and packing, and Harbison-Walker and NARCO refractory lined the boilers and process furnaces. 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, followed by Owens Corning's Kaylo line; Pittsburgh Corning's amosite-rich Unibestos and Fibreboard pipe insulation covered more of the steam and process piping. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in the gaskets and packing of the plant's acid service.

Massachusetts entries by city

The trusts' lists hold Massachusetts entries in 291 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 city291 communities
CityEntries on the trusts' lists
Boston883
Cambridge183
Springfield171
Worcester131
Quincy126
New Bedford74
Holyoke71
Lowell68
Everett56
Lynn54
Fall River53
Waltham50
Pittsfield49
Lawrence45
Chicopee44
Salem43
Amherst37
Framingham37
Fitchburg36
Somerville34
Somerset32
Chelsea31
Canton30
Newton28
Peabody26
Brockton25
Taunton24
Westfield23
Malden22
Natick22
Weymouth22
Attleboro21
Bedford20
Haverhill20
Plymouth20
Watertown20
Woburn19
East Walpole17
Beverly16
Medford16
Northampton16
Southbridge16
Braintree15
Norwood15
Sandwich15
Danvers13
North Adams13
Westborough13
Gardner12
Adams11
Andover11
Greenfield11
Lee11
Walpole11
West Springfield11
Easthampton10
Lexington10
Marlborough10
Wellesley10
Belmont9
Brookline9
Hingham9
South Lee9
Arlington8
Belchertown8
Bridgewater8
East Longmeadow8
Leominster8
Palmer8
Revere8
Rowe8
Athol7
Gloucester7
Needham7
Needham Heights7
North Grafton7
Russell7
Tewksbury7
Billerica6
Dalton6
Mansfield6
Milford6
North Andover6
Randolph6
South Hadley6
Stoughton6
Wakefield6
Wilmington6
Burlington5
Concord5
Falmouth5
Foxborough5
Hyannis5
Maynard5
North Attleboro5
North Chelmsford5
Reading5
Saugus5
South Braintree5
South Hadley Falls5
Stoneham5
Winchester5
Acton4
Ashland4
Ayer4
Blackstone4
Chelmsford4
Clinton4
Dedham4
Dighton4
Freetown4
Grafton4
Hanover4
Hopedale4
Longmeadow4
Ludlow4
Milton4
North Dartmouth4
Webster4
Westford4
Westwood4
Williamstown4
Wrentham4
Amesbury3
Baldwinville3
Brightwood3
Chestnut Hill3
East Bridgewater3
East Weymouth3
East Woburn3
Erving3
Fairhaven3
Franklin3
Graniteville3
Groton3
Hadley3
Hebronville3
Holden3
Hudson3
Ipswich3
Marshfield3
Nantucket3
Newburyport3
North Weymouth3
North Woburn3
Northbridge3
Northfield3
Rochester3
South Walpole3
South Weymouth3
Watuppa3
Wayland3
West Groton3
Weston3
Whitinsville3
Whitman3

The trusts' lists also name 135 other Massachusetts communities.

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    Court decisions: 32 asbestos cases from Massachusetts courts

    Worksites named in court opinions

    Court decisions in our library name these Massachusetts workplaces as places where people were exposed to asbestos.

    Fore River Shipyard (Bethlehem Steel)

    Quincy · Shipyard · 6 decisions · Our profile of this site

    Boston Naval Shipyard (Charlestown Navy Yard)

    Boston · Shipyard · 5 decisions · Our profile of this site

    Prudential Center

    Boston · Building · 3 decisions · Our profile of this site

    Polaroid (Cambridge)

    Cambridge · Factory or plant · 2 decisions

    Bedford Fruit Company

    Hyannis · Other · 1 decision

    Bradford College

    School or hospital · 1 decision

    Converse Roberts

    Factory or plant · 1 decision

    General Electric Pittsfield plant

    Pittsfield · Factory or plant · 1 decision · Our profile of this site

    Harris Environmental Systems

    Other · 1 decision

    Jay Silverman Laundry

    Winthrop · Factory or plant · 1 decision

    Kambien

    Cambridge · Other · 1 decision

    Massachusetts Maritime Academy

    School or hospital · 1 decision

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    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 Massachusetts 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.

    • BillericaJohns-Manville · 1939–1985 · 18 products
    • BostonUnited States Gypsum Company · 1932–1969 · 3 products
    • EasthamptonZonolite Company, W. R. Grace & Co. · 1964–1973 · 1 product
    • LawrenceJohns-Manville · 1964–1974
    • North BrookfieldAsbestos Textile Company, Inc., The Asbestos Textile Company of Massachusetts · from 1919

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    How a Massachusetts case may work

    Michael is 76 years old and lives in Quincy. From 1968 he worked as a pipefitter at the Boston Naval Shipyard in Charlestown, and after the yard closed in 1974, at the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy under General Dynamics until shipbuilding there ended in 1986. His work brought him into daily contact with asbestos insulation on shipboard steam lines, valves, and propulsion systems across destroyers, frigates, and submarines under construction and overhaul. He cut and fitted pipe insulation, replaced pump packing and valve gaskets, and worked alongside insulators removing and reapplying block insulation on boiler exteriors. He never wore a respirator until well into the 1980s. In early 2026, after months of worsening shortness of breath and chest discomfort, imaging at Mass General Hospital revealed pleural thickening with a substantial effusion. A March 2026 biopsy confirmed pleural mesothelioma of the biphasic mesothelioma histological subtype.

    For Michael's family, the recovery picture pulls from several parallel channels. The Boston Naval Shipyard listings alone support filings against at least eleven site-specific trusts — Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Flexitallic, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Pittsburgh Corning, and U.S. Gypsum — and the Fore River listings add at least A.P. Green, Burns & Roe, Flintkote, and GAF. Michael's pre-1982 exposure also qualifies him for the Johns-Manville Settlement Trust, which operates independently of any site-specific filings — a separate claim channel that does not require Johns-Manville products to have been present at his specific worksite. Federal workers' compensation may also apply: FECA for his years as a civilian employee of the Navy yard, and LHWCA for his years at the privately run Fore River yard; these must be coordinated with trust recoveries and any civil case. We would file a civil lawsuit in Massachusetts Superior Court against the still-solvent companies that made and sold the asbestos products he handled; his employers, the Navy and General Dynamics, are not defendants. Our representation includes free asbestos health screening for Michael's wife and adult children — household members of shipyard workers commonly carry take-home exposure from work clothes brought home for decades. 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.

    Recoveries from cases like Michael'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 is the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center in Boston, where advanced treatments including 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 is important. How legal recovery funds mesothelioma treatment access →.

    For Massachusetts's deadlines, the wrongful-death rules, joint and several liability, punitive damages in death claims, and 12% interest, see the Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts 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.

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    Why families choose our firm

    • $400M+ recovered and 200,000+ verified exposure sites nationally; all of the more than 3,500 Massachusetts entries on the asbestos trusts' lists; more than a dozen clients with Massachusetts job sites
    • Worksite-specific knowledge — we operate from documented trust coverage rather than from generic intake scripts
    • Trust claims, civil lawsuits, LHWCA, FECA, and VA service-connected disability coordinated case by case with the trial team where eligible
    • Remote case handling — phone, video, or home visit; no travel to our offices required
    • Free asbestos health screening for family members 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 Massachusetts worksite documented?

    Probably yes. The asbestos trusts' approved-site lists hold more than 3,500 Massachusetts entries in 291 communities — the major shipyards, hospitals, universities, manufacturing plants, power plants, mills, and federal installations, and a wide range of smaller commercial and public buildings. 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 and we can confirm in a few minutes.

    What does "trust coverage" mean for my case?

    Asbestos trust coverage refers to the bankruptcy trusts established by former asbestos manufacturers (Johns-Manville, Owens Corning, Babcock & Wilcox, and many others) to pay claims for the asbestos diseases their products caused. When a worksite has documented presence of a manufacturer's products, workers from that site can file claims against that manufacturer's trust. Most Massachusetts worksites with significant industrial exposure trigger filings against multiple trusts simultaneously.

    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. We reconstruct the product-handling history from your loved one's job title, employer, worksite, and time period — using the trusts' site lists, the trust documentation for each manufacturer, employment and union records, and coworker interviews. You do not need to come to the first call with product names.

    What if my loved one worked at multiple Massachusetts sites?

    Career-spanning exposure analysis is the rule, not the exception. Many Massachusetts workers moved between shipyards (Boston Naval to Fore River, for example), between manufacturing facilities, or across contractor employers serving multiple sites. Every site of meaningful exposure contributes to the claim package. Bring the full work history, even if some employments were short.

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

    Site closure does not affect the claim. The Boston Naval Shipyard closed in 1974; Fore River stopped building ships in 1986; Polaroid filed for bankruptcy in 2001; Salem Harbor Station retired in 2014. All remain on the trusts' lists. Trust claims are based on documented exposure history, not on the current operational status of the worksite.

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

    Yes. Wrongful death cases are part of our regular practice. Under Massachusetts law, the wrongful-death claim generally must be filed within three years of the death, and only if the worker's own deadline had not already run before the death. Punitive damages are available in a death claim where the death was caused by gross negligence or reckless conduct, and 12% interest is added from the date the case is filed. We can help determine eligibility during a free case review.

    What if my loved one worked at a federal facility?

    Massachusetts has a distinctive federal-facility footprint — the Boston Naval Shipyard (1801–1974), Hanscom AFB, Westover ARB, Otis ANG, Fort Devens (BRAC 1996), and the historical Watertown Arsenal (1816–1995) — and the privately run Fore River Shipyard did heavy Navy contract work. Civilian workers at private shipyards are covered by LHWCA; civilian employees of the Navy yard and other federal facilities are covered by FECA. Military 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. These federal benefit programs run in parallel with trust claims and any civil case; some must be coordinated, because a few programs carry offsets or repayment rules.

    Talk with a Massachusetts 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.