Missouri's heavy industry grew up at its two river gateways, St. Louis on the Mississippi and Kansas City on the Missouri, and spread along the rivers between them in power stations, ordnance plants, and the lead smelters south of St. Louis. Breweries and chemical works, steel mills and aircraft plants, refineries and generating stations all ran on steam and heat, and asbestos is what held that heat in. Most of the trusts' Missouri listings fall in six places:
- St. Louis's riverfront and south side — the Anheuser-Busch brewery, Monsanto's Queeny plant, and Mallinckrodt's chemical works;
- the St. Louis area's aircraft and auto plants — McDonnell Aircraft at Lambert Field, General Motors' Chevrolet plant, and Chrysler at Fenton;
- Kansas City and the Missouri River bottoms — Armco's steel works, the Bendix plant, and the Sugar Creek refinery, the worksite most trusts recognize in Missouri;
- the power stations along the Missouri — Union Electric's Labadie plant, Missouri Public Service at Sibley, and St. Joseph Light & Power's Lake Road plant;
- the ordnance and chemical plants on both rivers — the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant at Independence and Hercules Powder Company's plant at Louisiana, on the Mississippi; and
- the Lead Belt south of St. Louis — the St. Joseph Lead Company's smelter at Herculaneum and its mines around Bonne Terre, with Pittsburgh Plate Glass at Crystal 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 Missouri, those lists hold more than 2,000 entries across 238 communities, from 29 asbestos trusts. One plant can appear many times, under different names or on different trusts' lists. Hundreds of our clients worked at Missouri 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.
Missouri filing deadlines and trust eligibility, in brief
Missouri gives a diagnosed worker five years to file a personal-injury claim, one of the longest windows in the country. 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 Missouri court may count the five 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.
Missouri 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 asbestos cases are a routine part of our practice. You do not need to have records, product names, or dates lined up before calling.
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 Missouri
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-eight other trusts list Missouri worksites. The number of Missouri entries on each trust's list:
- Johns-Manville: no list of its own; every site on the other trusts' lists qualifies
- Owens Corning: 454 entries (Kaylo and high-temperature pipe and block insulation)
- A.P. Green: 410 entries (refractory brick, castables and cements)
- Babcock & Wilcox: 393 entries (industrial and utility boilers)
- W.R. Grace: 250 entries (Monokote spray fireproofing and Zonolite)
- Fibreboard: 194 entries (Pabco pipe and block insulation)
- Eagle-Picher: 154 entries (insulating cements and pipe covering)
- Combustion Engineering: 106 entries (boilers and refractory)
- Owens-Illinois: 63 entries (Kaylo pipe and block insulation)
- Plibrico: 30 entries (refractory plastics and castables)
- DII Industries (Halliburton): 29 entries (pumps, compressors and oilfield equipment)
- GAF: 27 entries (roofing and building products)
- Flintkote: 23 entries (roofing, flooring and building products)
- Armstrong World Industries: 20 entries (insulation contracting and floor products)
- Turner & Newall: 19 entries (Limpet sprayed asbestos and asbestos textiles)
- ACandS: 18 entries (insulation contracting)
- NARCO: 17 entries (refractory gun mixes and castables)
- U.S. Gypsum: 13 entries (joint compound, plaster and acoustical products)
- DII Industries (Harbison-Walker): 12 entries (refractory brick and castables)
- Brauer Supply: 11 entries (insulation supply)
- Kaiser Aluminum: 11 entries (refractory and insulating products)
- Burns & Roe: 9 entries (power-plant engineering and construction)
- Pittsburgh Corning: 9 entries (Unibestos pipe insulation)
- Raytech: 9 entries (friction products)
- ASARCO: 8 entries (asbestos mining and smelting)
- ABB Lummus: 7 entries (refinery and petrochemical engineering)
- A-Best: 1 entry (asbestos safety clothing)
- J.T. Thorpe (California): 1 entry (insulation and refractory contracting)
- Yarway: 1 entry (steam traps and valves)
Trust coverage at this depth means most Missouri workers with significant industrial exposure histories will qualify for filings with multiple trusts — typically Johns-Manville plus the site-specific trusts documented at their worksites.
Missouri cities where our clients worked
Open a city to see the worksites there where several of our clients worked, grouped by industry, with why each industry used asbestos.
St. LouisSt. Louis built aircraft, cars, railcars, and beer: McDonnell Aircraft at Lambert Field, General Motors' Chevrolet plant, American Car and Foundry, and the Anheuser-Busch brewery, with Monsanto's chemical plants and Union Electric's power stations alongside.
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.
- American Car and Foundry
- Chrysler
- General Motors — Chevrolet 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.
- Monsanto Chemical Company
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.
- Anheuser-Busch brewery
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.
- St. Louis Shipbuilding & Steel (St. Louis Shipyard)
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.
- Cupples Products
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.
- Union Electric — Meramec plant
Aerospace and aviation. Aircraft and spacecraft used asbestos in brakes, gaskets, heat shields, and wiring insulation, and their maintenance and test facilities used it in buildings and equipment.
- McDonnell Douglas (McDonnell Aircraft)
FentonFenton, in southwest St. Louis County, was home to Chrysler's St. Louis assembly plants.
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.
- Chrysler
Fort Leonard WoodFort Leonard Wood, in the Ozarks near Waynesville, has trained Army soldiers since World War II.
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.
- Fort Leonard Wood
Mesothelioma settlement values at Missouri'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.
Amoco Sugar Creek refinery (Standard Oil, American Oil)
| 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 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | $175,000 – $500,000 | 19% | $33,250 – $95,000 |
| Plibrico | $350,000 – $750,000 | 0.94% | $3,290 – $7,050 |
| Raytech | Not published | — | — |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Anheuser-Busch brewery
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACandS | $150,000 – $550,000 | 2.89% | $4,335 – $15,895 |
| Armstrong World Industries | $110,000 – $400,000 | 7.8% | $8,580 – $31,200 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Turner & Newall | $200,000 – $600,000 | 2.9% | $5,800 – $17,400 |
| 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 |
Union Electric — Labadie plant
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Raytech | Not published | — | — |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Mallinckrodt Chemical Works
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Burns & Roe | Not published | — | — |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Monsanto Chemical Company
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Raytech | Not published | — | — |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Hercules Powder Company plant
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
General Motors — Chevrolet plant
| 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 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| 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 |
McDonnell Douglas (McDonnell Aircraft)
| 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 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Raytech | Not published | — | — |
| 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 |
Armco Steel Kansas City works (Sheffield Steel)
| 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 |
| Kaiser Aluminum | Not published | — | — |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Bendix Kansas City Plant (Bendix Aviation)
| 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 |
| Plibrico | $350,000 – $750,000 | 0.94% | $3,290 – $7,050 |
| 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 |
Kansas City Power & Light — Hawthorn plant
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | $175,000 – $500,000 | 19% | $33,250 – $95,000 |
| Raytech | Not published | — | — |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Missouri Public Service — Sibley 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 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| 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 |
St. Joseph Light & Power (Lake Road 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 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Raytech | Not published | — | — |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Combustion Engineering
| 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 |
| 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 |
National Lead Company (Titanium Division)
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Brauer Supply | $125,000 – $250,000 | 9.5% | $11,875 – $23,750 |
| 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 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Buckman Laboratories
| 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 |
| GAF | $155,000 – $450,000 | 5.0% | $7,750 – $22,500 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Turner & Newall | $200,000 – $600,000 | 2.9% | $5,800 – $17,400 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
University of Missouri
| 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 |
| 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 |
Associated Electric Cooperative — New Madrid plant
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong World Industries | $110,000 – $400,000 | 7.8% | $8,580 – $31,200 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| 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 |
Corn Products Refining Company
| 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 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
St. Louis Shipbuilding & Steel (St. Louis Shipyard)
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
Lake City Army Ammunition 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 |
Eagle-Picher
| 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 |
Anderson-Stolz Corporation
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Kaiser Aluminum | Not published | — | — |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Kansas City Power & Light
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB Lummus | $1,000 – $400,000 | 9.5% | $95 – $38,000 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Plibrico | $350,000 – $750,000 | 0.94% | $3,290 – $7,050 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
American Car and Foundry
| 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 |
Brauer Supply Co.
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brauer Supply | $125,000 – $250,000 | 9.5% | $11,875 – $23,750 |
| 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 |
Great Lakes Carbon Co
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brauer Supply | $125,000 – $250,000 | 9.5% | $11,875 – $23,750 |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Nooter Corporation
| 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 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Union Electric — Meramec plant
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Raytech | Not published | — | — |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
A closer look at major Missouri worksites
The worksites below are recognized by the most asbestos trusts in Missouri — eight or more, counting Johns-Manville — and include the St. Louis plants where many of our clients worked; Armco's Kansas City works, recognized by seven, stands for Kansas City's steel industry. 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.
Amoco Sugar Creek refinery (Standard Oil, American Oil) — Sugar Creek
Standard Oil Company (Indiana) built its refinery at Sugar Creek, on the Missouri River just east of Kansas City, early in the twentieth century, and ran it under its Standard Oil, American Oil, and Amoco names. The trusts list it under all of them, including Standard Oil Company of Indiana; it is one refinery.
Workers exposed. Refinery operations at this scale required pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, refractory workers on the cat cracker and other process heaters, mechanics, instrument technicians, and electricians.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 11 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, ABB Lummus, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Fibreboard, Owens Corning, Pittsburgh Corning, Plibrico, Raytech, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1930 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Pittsburgh Corning Unibestos, an amosite (brown asbestos)-rich high-temperature pipe insulation, was used at this site, and Owens Corning's Kaylo line, its high-temperature grades also made with amosite, and Fibreboard pipe insulation covered the process and steam piping. A.P. Green and Plibrico refractory products lined the cat cracker, crude heaters, and other high-temperature units. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers carried insulation, refractory, and gaskets and packing at every steam connection. ABB Lummus did refinery engineering and construction here, the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington, and the Raytech signature reflects friction products on the refinery's heavy equipment. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in acid-service gaskets and packing.
Anheuser-Busch brewery — St. Louis
Anheuser-Busch traces its St. Louis brewery, in the Soulard neighborhood on the city's south side, to 1852, and the company was headquartered in St. Louis until InBev acquired it in 2008. The trusts list it as Anheuser-Busch and as the brewery on Pestalozzi Street; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Major brewing operations required boilermakers and pipefitters on the steam plant feeding pasteurization, mash tuns, and process equipment; insulators across the steam piping; mechanics and millwrights on bottling lines, packaging operations, and processing equipment; and the broad maintenance trades across the multi-building Pestalozzi Street complex.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 10 asbestos trusts — ACandS, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Owens Corning, Turner & Newall, W.R. Grace, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1945 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox boilers anchored the brewery's steam supply, with their pipe and block insulation, refractory, and gaskets and packing. Eagle-Picher One-Cote magnesia insulating cement and Owens Corning and Fibreboard pipe insulation, its high-temperature grades made with amosite (brown asbestos), covered the steam piping and equipment, and the ACandS and Armstrong signatures point to insulation contracting crews. Turner & Newall Limpet sprayed asbestos, an amosite product, was installed at this site, with ACandS crews applying it, and W.R. Grace Monokote spray fireproofing, made with Libby vermiculite contaminated with tremolite, coated structural steel. The Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors across the brewery's pumping systems. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Monsanto Chemical Company — St. Louis
John F. Queeny founded Monsanto in St. Louis in 1901, and its John F. Queeny plant, south of downtown near the Mississippi, was the company's first. Monsanto's headquarters later moved to Creve Coeur in St. Louis County, and Bayer acquired the company in 2018. The trusts list Monsanto Chemical, the Queeny plant, and the company's headquarters under St. Louis; this page groups those entries as one site.
Workers exposed. Chemical manufacturing at this scale required process operators, pipefitters, insulators, mechanics, instrument technicians, electricians, refractory workers on reactor vessels, and the broad maintenance trades.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 9 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Babcock & Wilcox, DII Industries (Halliburton), Fibreboard, GAF, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Raytech, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1939 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Because the Owens-Illinois trust signature is present, Owens-Illinois Kaylo high-temperature pipe insulation, an amosite (brown asbestos) product, was used at this site during the 1948–1958 manufacturing window, with Owens Corning continuing the Kaylo line afterward and Fibreboard supplying more pipe insulation. Babcock & Wilcox boilers anchored the plant's steam supply, and A.P. Green refractory lined its furnaces and reactors. The Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington, GAF documentation points to roofing felts and mastics, and the Raytech signature reflects brake and friction material on the plant's vehicles and equipment. Gaskets and packing on chemical processing equipment were a continuous maintenance exposure. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in acid-service gaskets and packing.
Mallinckrodt Chemical Works — St. Louis
Mallinckrodt Chemical Works, founded in St. Louis in 1867, made fine and pharmaceutical chemicals at its plant on the north riverfront around Destrehan Street. From 1942 the plant refined uranium for the Manhattan Project, the work behind the trusts' "Uranium Division" and Atomic Energy Commission entries; Mallinckrodt later ran the government's uranium plant at Weldon Spring, which the trusts list separately. The trusts list Mallinckrodt Chemical Works, Mallinckrodt Inc., and the uranium division under St. Louis; this page groups those entries as one site.
Workers exposed. Chemical operators, pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, millwrights, mechanics, electricians, and the maintenance crews who kept the plant's boilers, dryers, furnaces, and process piping running.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 9 asbestos trusts — Babcock & Wilcox, Burns & Roe, Combustion Engineering, Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, W.R. Grace, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1929 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers carried 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, with Owens Corning continuing the Kaylo line afterward; Fibreboard pipe insulation and Eagle-Picher insulating cement covered more of the steam and process piping. Burns & Roe did engineering and construction work here, and W.R. Grace Monokote spray fireproofing, made with Libby vermiculite contaminated with tremolite, coated structural steel. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in acid-service gaskets and packing.
Union Electric — Labadie plant — Labadie
Union Electric's Labadie plant, on the Missouri River in Franklin County west of St. Louis, is the largest coal-fired power station in Missouri; its first units went into service in 1970. Union Electric is now Ameren Missouri. The trusts list it under Union Electric and as the Labadie power plant, powerhouse, and energy center; it is one facility. The earliest years on the lists come from entries filed under Union Electric's name alone.
Workers exposed. Boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, refractory workers, millwrights, mechanics, electricians, and power plant operators, along with the construction and overhaul crews.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 9 asbestos trusts — Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, GAF, Owens Corning, Pittsburgh Corning, Raytech, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1963 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. The Combustion Engineering signature reflects the station's boilers, with their pipe and block insulation, refractory, and gaskets and packing. Pittsburgh Corning Unibestos, an amosite (brown asbestos)-rich high-temperature pipe insulation, covered the hottest steam lines, and Owens Corning and Fibreboard pipe and block insulation, its high-temperature grades also made with amosite, and Eagle-Picher insulating cement covered the steam and turbine piping. The Halliburton signature reflects pumps, GAF documentation points to roofing felts and mastics, and the Raytech signature reflects friction products on the plant's heavy equipment. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Hercules Powder Company plant — Louisiana
Hercules Powder Company ran a plant at Louisiana, a Pike County town on the Mississippi River (not the state). The company renamed itself Hercules Incorporated in 1966, and the trusts list the plant under both names; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Process operators, pipefitters, insulators, mechanics, electricians, instrument technicians, and maintenance crews working across reactor vessels, dryers, process piping, and the steam plant.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 8 asbestos trusts — Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, GAF, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1941 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Because the Owens-Illinois trust signature is present, Owens-Illinois Kaylo high-temperature pipe insulation, an amosite (brown asbestos) product, was used at this site during the 1948–1958 manufacturing window, with Owens Corning continuing the Kaylo line afterward. Eagle-Picher One-Cote magnesia insulating cement and Fibreboard pipe insulation covered more of the steam and process piping, and Combustion Engineering boilers carried insulation, refractory, and gaskets and packing. The Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington, and GAF documentation points to roofing felts and mastics across the plant's roofs. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
General Motors — Chevrolet plant — St. Louis
General Motors' Chevrolet plant in north St. Louis built Chevrolet cars and trucks for decades before GM's St. Louis-area assembly moved to Wentzville. The trusts list it as Chevrolet, the Chevrolet assembly plant, and GM's St. Louis Truck Assembly; this page groups those entries as one site.
Workers exposed. Millwrights, pipefitters, electricians, maintenance mechanics, boiler-house crews, and insulators who kept the plant's powerhouse, steam lines, paint ovens, and assembly equipment running, alongside the production workers on the lines.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 8 asbestos trusts — ACandS, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Owens Corning, W.R. Grace, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1919 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. Owens Corning and Fibreboard pipe insulation, its high-temperature grades made with amosite (brown asbestos), and Eagle-Picher insulating cement covered the steam distribution piping, and the ACandS and Armstrong signatures point to insulation contracting crews at the plant. W.R. Grace Monokote spray fireproofing, made with Libby vermiculite contaminated with tremolite, coated structural steel. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
McDonnell Douglas (McDonnell Aircraft) — St. Louis
James S. McDonnell founded McDonnell Aircraft in St. Louis in 1939, and its plant at Lambert Field built the F-4 Phantom II and the Mercury and Gemini spacecraft. McDonnell merged with Douglas Aircraft in 1967 to form McDonnell Douglas, which Boeing acquired in 1997. The trusts list McDonnell Aircraft and McDonnell Douglas under St. Louis; this page groups those entries as one site. Entries the trusts filed under Robertson, beside the airport, are listed separately.
Workers exposed. Machinists, sheet-metal workers, aircraft mechanics, electricians, pipefitters, boiler-house crews, and maintenance workers across the assembly, test, and support buildings.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 8 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Combustion Engineering, Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Owens Corning, Raytech, W.R. Grace, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1952 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Combustion Engineering boilers carried insulation, refractory, and gaskets and packing, and A.P. Green refractory lined the plant's boilers and furnaces. Owens Corning and Fibreboard pipe insulation, its high-temperature grades made with amosite (brown asbestos), and Eagle-Picher insulating cement covered the steam and process piping. W.R. Grace Monokote spray fireproofing, made with Libby vermiculite contaminated with tremolite, coated structural steel, and the Raytech signature reflects brake and friction material. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Armco Steel Kansas City works (Sheffield Steel) — Kansas City
Armco's Kansas City works began as Sheffield Steel, a Kansas City steelmaker that Armco acquired in 1930 and ran as its Sheffield Division, and it anchored the city's heavy industrial corridor for decades. The trusts list it under Armco Steel, Sheffield Steel, and Armco's Sheffield Division; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Steel making at this scale required bricklayers and refractory workers on the furnaces and ladles; boilermakers and pipefitters on the steam and process piping; insulators on the broader hot-side infrastructure; mechanics on rolling mills and finishing equipment; and electricians and millwrights across the plant.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 7 asbestos trusts — Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Kaiser Aluminum, NARCO, Owens Corning, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1938 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. The Kaiser Aluminum, NARCO, and Combustion Engineering signatures reflect heavy refractory exposure — firebrick, refractory cement, and gun mixes in the furnaces and ladles. Babcock & Wilcox boilers supplied the mill's steam plant, and Owens Corning pipe and block insulation, its high-temperature grades made with amosite (brown asbestos), covered the steam and process piping. The Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington, and gaskets and packing on rolling-mill drives, pumps, and processing equipment were a routine daily exposure. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Missouri entries by city
The trusts' lists hold Missouri entries in 238 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 |
|---|---|
| St. Louis | 703 |
| Kansas City | 433 |
| St. Joseph | 77 |
| Springfield | 63 |
| Joplin | 48 |
| Independence | 42 |
| North Kansas City | 32 |
| Columbia | 31 |
| Jefferson City | 30 |
| Weldon Spring | 29 |
| Sugar Creek | 27 |
| New Madrid | 24 |
| Hazelwood | 22 |
| Cape Girardeau | 19 |
| St. Charles | 19 |
| Moberly | 18 |
| Labadie | 17 |
| Mexico | 17 |
| Sedalia | 17 |
| Hannibal | 15 |
| Louisiana | 14 |
| Fulton | 13 |
| Clifton Hill | 12 |
| Sibley | 12 |
| West Alton | 12 |
| Chamois | 11 |
| Jackson | 11 |
| Sullivan | 11 |
| Pleasant Hill | 10 |
| Ladue | 9 |
| Maryland Heights | 9 |
| Nevada | 9 |
| Clayton | 8 |
| Marshall | 8 |
| Robertson | 8 |
| Thomas Hill | 8 |
| Centralia | 7 |
| Fredericktown | 7 |
| Kennett | 7 |
| Kirkwood | 7 |
| Trenton | 7 |
| Valley Park | 7 |
| Webster Groves | 7 |
| Asbury | 6 |
| Cadet | 6 |
| Chesterfield | 6 |
| Chillicothe | 6 |
| Clinton | 6 |
| Crystal City | 6 |
| Festus | 6 |
| Fort Leonard Wood | 6 |
| Grandview | 6 |
| Maryville | 6 |
| Bridgeton | 5 |
| Campbell | 5 |
| Farber | 5 |
| Kirksville | 5 |
| Mount Vernon | 5 |
| Poplar Bluff | 5 |
| Sikeston | 5 |
| South St. Joseph | 5 |
| Warrensburg | 5 |
| Webb City | 5 |
| Boonville | 4 |
| Boss | 4 |
| Cabool | 4 |
| Claycomo | 4 |
| Creve Coeur | 4 |
| Eldon | 4 |
| Ironton | 4 |
| Lebanon | 4 |
| Palmyra | 4 |
| Rolla | 4 |
| West Plains | 4 |
| Bixby | 3 |
| Brentwood | 3 |
| Brookfield | 3 |
| Carondelet | 3 |
| Carrollton | 3 |
| Caruthersville | 3 |
| Clarksville | 3 |
| Fenton | 3 |
| Florissant | 3 |
| Harrisonville | 3 |
| Liberty | 3 |
| Macon | 3 |
| Missouri City | 3 |
| Monett | 3 |
| Monroe City | 3 |
| Neosho | 3 |
| Parkville | 3 |
| Portage des Sioux | 3 |
| Raytown | 3 |
| Richmond Heights | 3 |
| University City | 3 |
| Weston | 3 |
The trusts' lists also name 142 other Missouri communities.
The smaller communities run from Sikeston and Poplar Bluff in the Bootheel to Kirksville and Bethany in the north, and from the lead towns of Boss and Fredericktown to Fort Leonard Wood in the Ozarks.
Search the asbestos trusts' Missouri 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 2,000 entries, as the trusts list them.
Court decisions: 54 asbestos cases from Missouri courts
Worksites named in court opinions
Court decisions in our library name these Missouri workplaces as places where people were exposed to asbestos.
Valley Farm Dairy Company
- Hegger v. Valley Farm Dairy Co. (2020): Servicing industrial machinery, 1968-1984
- Hegger v. Valley Farm Dairy Company (2020): Servicing industrial machinery, 1968-1984
A.P. Green Refractories Company plant
- Chism v. WR Grace & Co. (1998): Mixing operator and bagger in the specialties department, 1952-1955 and 1957-1964
BMA Tower
- Hoskins v. Business Men's Assurance (2003): Operating engineer, 1978-1999
Commerce Tower
- Wagner v. Bondex International, Inc. (2012): Carpenter installing ceiling tile, 1960s-1970s
Ford Motor Company Claycomo assembly plant
- State EX rel. Ford Motor Company v. Nixon (2007): Worked at the Ford automotive plant, over thirty years until 1996
Fort Leonard Wood
- Surita v. Arvinmeritor, Inc. (2017): Military vehicle maintenance trainee, 1989
Lambert Airport
- Hagen v. Celotex Corp. (1991): Asbestos worker (husband Charles Hagen), 1954, 1959-1971
Lily Tulip Cup Corp. plant
- McKim v. AO Smith Water Prod. Co. (2014): Laborer, 1952-1959
Noranda aluminum smelter
- New Hampshire Insurance Company v. Pennington (2018): Employee at aluminum smelter, through 1973
Union Electric — Labadie plant
- Hartman v. Pittsburgh Corning Corp. (1994): Electrician, 1969-70
Union Electric — Meramec plant
- Hartman v. Pittsburgh Corning Corp. (1994): Electrician, 1953-55
Washington University Research Center
- Hartman v. Pittsburgh Corning Corp. (1994): Electrician, 1950-51
Every worksite named in Missouri 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 Missouri 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.
- Kansas CityCertainTeed Corporation · 1901–1981
- St. LouisZonolite Company, W. R. Grace & Co. · 1959–1973 · 1 product
- St. LouisCertainTeed Corporation · 1938–1979 · 1 product
- St. LouisEmpire Asbestos Products of Missouri, Inc. · from 1947
- St. LouisKeasbey & Mattison Company · from 1927
- St. LouisAsbestos Shingle, Slate & Sheathing Company · from 1927
- St. LouisEternit, Inc., The Ruberoid Company · from 1926
- St. LouisAsbestone Corporation, National Gypsum Company · 1950–1953
Don't see your worksite?
Your worksite may be documented even if it doesn't appear on this page. If your loved one worked at a Missouri 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 a Missouri case may work
Thomas is a 73-year-old retired pipefitter from suburban Kansas City. He started in 1971 at the Sugar Creek refinery as a pipefitter helper out of his union local, and in the late 1970s moved to Kansas City Power & Light's Hawthorn plant as a journeyman pipefitter, where he finished his career in maintenance in 2005. His work routinely brought him alongside insulators wrapping high-temperature steam piping, bricklayers chipping out old refractory in the refinery's cat cracker and crude heaters during turnarounds, and mechanics replacing pump packing and valve gaskets. In the early years he wore his work clothes home, where his wife shook them out before laundry. In early 2026, after years of chest discomfort his family thought was a recurring respiratory issue, Thomas was diagnosed with pericardial mesothelioma of the sarcomatoid mesothelioma variety. Like many Kansas City refinery and power-plant workers of his generation, he had no idea his work could cause cancer decades later.
After Thomas's wife called our firm, we matched his employment history to the asbestos bankruptcy trusts that list each of his worksites, together with his product-handling reconstruction. The Sugar Creek refinery listings alone support filings against at least ten site-specific trusts — A.P. Green, ABB Lummus, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Fibreboard, Owens Corning, Pittsburgh Corning, Plibrico, and Raytech — and the Hawthorn plant listings add Owens-Illinois. Trust filings are paper claims; no courtroom is required. And because Thomas's career began in 1971, well within the pre-1982 window, his Johns-Manville Settlement Trust eligibility is automatic, independent of any site-specific filings. Alongside the trust filings, civil claims against the still-solvent manufacturers build the full recovery. A claim against his former employer depends on whether it signed up for Missouri's enhanced mesothelioma workers' compensation coverage; an employer that did not can be sued in court. Thomas's wife and adult children are also eligible for our free asbestos health screening because of the take-home exposure through his work clothes. 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 Thomas's routinely fund what insurance does not cover — travel to academic cancer centers, lodging during extended treatment, out-of-pocket medication costs, and home help. The nearest NCI-designated cancer center for a Kansas City worker is The University of Kansas Cancer Center in Kansas City, where advanced treatments including the latest immunotherapy combinations and clinical trials are available; for St. Louis-area workers, Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University offers HIPEC, lung-sparing surgery, and the full range of mesothelioma care. 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. How legal recovery funds mesothelioma treatment access →.
For the full doctrinal treatment of Missouri's accrual rule, comparative fault framework, premises liability standard, and damages framework, see the Missouri 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 Missouri 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 for asbestos and mesothelioma families, with 200,000+ verified exposure sites documented nationally; every one of the more than 2,000 Missouri entries on the asbestos trusts' lists; hundreds of clients with Missouri job sites
- Worksite-specific knowledge. We operate from documented trust coverage rather than from generic intake scripts — your first call begins with what we already know about your loved one's worksite
- Trust + civil + federal benefits coordinated case by case with the trial team. Trust filings, civil case recovery, federal VA and FECA benefits, and SSDI all run together; some must be coordinated, because a few programs carry offsets or repayment rules
- Remote case handling. Phone, video, and home visit options at every step — no travel to our offices required
- Free family asbestos health screening for family members who may have been exposed at home through a worker's clothing
- No fee unless we recover. Contingency representation with no upfront cost to the family
Frequently asked questions
Is my Missouri worksite documented?
Probably yes. The asbestos trusts' approved-site lists hold more than 2,000 Missouri entries in 238 communities — refineries, steel mills, chemical plants, breweries, aircraft and auto plants, power stations, ordnance plants, lead smelters, hospitals, schools, 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 worksite name and city, and we can confirm coverage during the first conversation.
What does "trust coverage" mean for my case?
When an asbestos manufacturer went bankrupt, federal bankruptcy courts required the company to establish a settlement trust funded to pay future asbestos claims. Each major trust has its own filing process, documentation requirements, and payment schedule. "Trust coverage" at a worksite means the trust's own site list records the historical presence of that manufacturer's products at that location — which supports filing a claim against that manufacturer's trust. Most Missouri industrial workers will qualify for filings with multiple trusts.
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 and family members almost never come to us with product names, dates, or exposure records lined up. We reconstruct the product-handling history from the worksite, the trust documentation for each manufacturer that supplied that worksite, employment and union records, and coworker interviews. The conversation starts with what you remember about where your loved one worked; we handle the documentation work from there.
What if my loved one worked at multiple Missouri sites?
Multiple worksites generally strengthen a case rather than complicate it — more sites means more documented trust channels and a broader exposure record. Many Missouri workers had careers spanning several refineries, steel mills, utility stations, chemical plants, or construction sites. We build the complete career-spanning exposure profile and file trust claims across every applicable channel.
What if my loved one's worksite has closed or been demolished?
The closure or demolition of a Missouri worksite has no effect on the validity of an asbestos claim. Many of the Missouri sites on the trusts' lists — including older refining operations and historical industrial facilities — have closed, changed corporate hands, or been demolished. The trust documentation reflects the historical presence of manufacturers' products at the site during your loved one's working years; that documentation does not disappear when the facility closes.
Can we file a claim if my loved one already passed away?
Yes. Wrongful death asbestos cases are a routine part of our practice. Missouri's wrongful death deadline is 3 years from the date of death. The trust filings and civil case proceed on behalf of the family — typically the spouse and adult children — and the recoveries fund what the family lost. Bring whatever records you have; if you don't have records, call us anyway. The exposure history can be reconstructed even after the worker has passed.
What if my loved one was a federal civilian employee or military veteran?
Missouri's federal cluster — Whiteman Air Force Base, Fort Leonard Wood, the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant at Independence, the VA medical centers at St. Louis, Kansas City, and Columbia, and the broader federal footprint — is distinct from the private-sector trust pathway but does not exclude it. Federal civilian employees are typically covered by FECA; employees of the contractors that run the Lake City plant are covered by Missouri workers' compensation. 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. Trust claims and federal benefits run in parallel, though some must be coordinated, because a few programs carry offsets or repayment rules. A federal civilian or military worker with pre-1983 exposure also qualifies for the universal Johns-Manville Settlement Trust.
Talk with a Missouri 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.